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Aug. 18, 2022 鈥� At a media event and celebration today, 麻豆传媒鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research WERX and Erickson Precision Ventures LLC announced their first collaborative passenger to freighter conversion program of an Airbus 321.

May 25, 2022 鈥� The WERX program at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) and Erickson Precision Ventures have reached an agreement to work cooperatively on modification, maintenance and engineering for various Boeing and Airbus aircraft. 聽

April 26, 2022 鈥� WERX at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research has completed the first pre-modification baseline test flight for the Kansas Modification Center鈥檚 777-300ERCF passenger-to-freighter conversion program.

March 14. 2022 鈥� Things are shaking in Wichita with the Kansas Modification Center鈥檚 777-300ERCF conversion program at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR). The team at NIAR WERX completed ground vibration testing last month.

Jan. 20, 2022 鈥� 麻豆传媒 and Kansas Modification Center have reached another significant milestone to advance the passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversion of the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research WERX

Nov. 4, 2021 - A $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce will help 麻豆传媒鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) purchase tools and supplies to support Flight Test Research Center and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility at NIAR WERX.

Oct, 1, 2021 - The 777 conversion program will provide unique applied learning opportunities for 麻豆传媒 engineering and 麻豆传媒 Tech students. NIAR鈥檚 ability to provide applied learning experience for students will expand with a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration for the purchase and installation of equipment for the institute鈥檚 Flight Test Research Center and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility on South Oliver near Spirit AeroSystems.

Sept. 8, 2021 鈥� WERX at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) has received its first Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft. As part of its rapidly growing Maintenance Repair and Overhaul program, 麻豆传媒-NIAR WERX, in conjunction with Kansas Modification Center, will convert the passenger aircraft into a freighter that will be transferred to an external client to meet the growing needs of the e-commerce and express cargo market.

May 3, 2021 - The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒 has launched its Executive-in-Residence program. This program will provide Barton School students, faculty and the Wichita community with vital perspectives and knowledge from industry leaders. Tom Gentile, president and CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, will serve as the program鈥檚 first resident for the Fall 2021 semester.