The Wichita aerospace cluster is the story of a city transformed by a global economic downturn that saw near-collapse in the credit market, slowing corporate profits and a headwind of public opinion that branded business aircraft as luxury jets and foolish expenditures for the dalliances of the ultra-wealthy.
To talk about the changing fortunes in the industry is to talk about the fluctuating fortunes of the city of Wichita and its chief export, business aircraft.
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