Machinist union: Hawker Beech considering move
Some things are simply unthinkable, such as the city of Wichita without Hawker Beechcraft.

Some things are simply unthinkable, such as the city of Wichita without Hawker Beechcraft. But according to Machinists District 70, which represents some 2,400 hourly workers at the OEM’s Wichita plant, that’s what the company is considering.

On July 14, the union claimed in a letter to its members that a move from Wichita, which the business aircraft manufacturer has called home for 78 years, is among Hawker’s options. According to union district 70 president Steve Rooney, such an exodus could shrink Hawker’s total hourly work force by as much as 75