Two of Wichita’s biggest aviation firms have been closed for at least a day by damage from April 14, 2012's storm, a disruption that could slow one of the country’s biggest jet programs.
And one of the city’s biggest convenience store chains plans to reopen soon in south Wichita after the storm damaged two stores, forcing their closure on Sunday.
All operations have been suspended at Spirit AeroSystems and neighboring Boeing, located at K-15 and MacArthur, while the two companies assess significant damage from Saturday’s storm.
Spirit will be closed at least through April 17, 2012.
The work disruption at Spirit could have an impact on Boeing’s 737 program if Spirit’s fuselage construction for the plane is interrupted, said aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia.
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