The union made gains on outsourcing, health care and pension. Missing from the latest offer is a company incentive pay plan.

The chart compares general wages, wages for recent and new hires, pensions, bonuses, incentive pay plans, medical plans and outsourcing  language.

She is working hard to expand the Old Town restaurant to include a separate room for special events. The highlight of the room is an Art Deco-style mural painted by local artist Steve Murillo, called “The Quest.”     Rine’s goal, after the bills are paid, is eventually to use income from the room to buy a Beech Staggerwing like the one depicted in the mural.  “I want that Staggerwing,” Rine said.  In fact, she is calling the entire room the Quest Space. “This has been a quest for me to be able to afford an airplane.” The Staggerwing is one of eight airplanes depicted in the mural.

The room should be open in a couple of weeks.

“The long-term fundamentals of growth that drive commercial aviation in India remain strong, despite the near-term challenges that face the country,” said Boeing’s Dinesh Keskar in a statement.

This morning, I ran across a blog with a list of airports that offer free Wi-fi connectivity. The list is long.

Thought I’d share.

Today’s Wichita Aero Club is a way for people interested or involved in the aviation industry to network and discuss major industry issues and promote education. The group will host monthly luncheons, sponsor fund-raising events and  recognize prominent aviators with an annual trophy at an awards gala.

John Young, the undersecretary for acquisition, said the tanker proposal from Northrop Grumman and partner European Aeronautic Defence & Space, the first 68 tankers would have cost $12.5 billion, compared to $15.4 billion under Boeing’s bid.

Northrop also promised earlier delivery and that its aircraft “provided more tanker capability and offload rate,” Young told the Washington Post.

Maybe, they’ll begin production of an Ark out there today.

If you’re a Continental ticket holder needing to rebook a flight, be sure to call the airline’s reservations line  at (800) 523-3273. You also can go to the counter at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.

Hurricanes and floods? What’s next, locusts?

One of the strikers I interviewed about the work stoppage talked for a while on his views and gave me his name. Nothing unusual there. But it turns out, he didn’t give me his name at all. He gave me the name of a Boeing supervisor. Imagine the supervisor’s surprise to see his name in the paper with comments that didn’t come from him. The Eagle ran a correction today.

It seems, though, that I’m not alone. The same thing happened to one of the TV stations over the weekend, a Boeing spokesman told me. Like me, the striker gave the TV reporter the name of his supervisor instead of his own. Come on. A little honesty, folks. It’s important for the public to hear from the union why they’re out there walking the picket lines. Strikers complain that the public sees them only as greedy Boeing workers. They can’t counter that if they don’t say why they’re walking the line. As in most things, the actions of a few give everyone a black eye.

Cessna built nearly 4,300 of the light, high-wing aircraft before stopping production in 1978.

The event, sponsored by the Cardinal Flyers organization, will be held at the Wichita Hilton at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport Sept. 24 to Sept. 28