In the last decade, as the chart indicates, general aviation shipments manufactured in the Wichita metropolitan area averaged 25.3 percent of the overall U.S. general aviation shipments. Although Wichita’s aircraft manufacturing industry experienced a significant downturn during the most recent recession, losing 13,400 aerospace product and parts manufacturing (APPM) employees, the percentage of U.S. general aviation shipments delivered from Wichita has continued to be higher than pre-recession levels.

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