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The Wichita Aero Club is the foremost forum for networking, interaction and cooperation among aviation-minded individuals and organizations.
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THE WICHITA AERO CLUB:

● Hosts regular luncheons and events featuring prominent speakers from aviation, government, industry and the media.
● Provides a regular platform for the discussion of aviation issues and accomplishments.
● Hosts an annual gala and special events to offer recognition and awards to deserving, eminent aviators and industry contributors.
● Promotes aviation training a

nd career development, offering scholarships and financial assistance to aviation-related institutions and students.

06/18/2026

Where history meets the future of flight. ✈️

Wichita isn’t just a city on a map; it’s the Air Capital of the World. But how did the Wichita Aero Club become the central hub for connecting, preserving, and growing this incredible aviation ecosystem?

It all started with a vision to foster collaboration, honor our rich aerospace heritage, and build a launchpad for the next generation of aviation pioneers. From our very first gathering to our monthly luncheons today, our mission remains the same: to be the voice and heartbeat of Wichita's aviation community.

Discover how it all began and read our full origin story here: https://www.wichitaaero.club/who-we-are

06/16/2026

Reminder! Secure your seat for the Wichita Aero Club June Luncheon ✈️

Join us on Thursday, June 25th, at Kansas Aviation Museum as we welcome our featured speaker, Colonel Joseph D. Wall from McConnell Air Force Base. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow aviation professionals, gain unique insights into current base initiatives, and network within the Air Capital community.

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Location: Kansas Aviation Museum
Speaker: Colonel Joseph D. Wall, MCAFB

Register today to reserve your spot! https://www.wichitaaero.club/monthly-events/2026/june-luncheon

06/04/2026

Join us for our June Luncheon with Colonel Joseph D. “Joe” Wall on Thursday, June 25 at 11:30 at the Kansas Aviation Museum. At the event, Col. Wall will share updates for McConnell Air Force Base, including McConnell’s current priorities, recent operations, upcoming and ongoing base projects, quality of life initiatives and more.

Col. Wall is Commander of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, one of the Air Force’s three core tanker wings. Col. Wall commands more than 3,500 active-duty Airmen; oversees base property and capital assets totaling more than $7.8 billion; and controls an annual budget exceeding $114 million. He is a command pilot with more than 3,000 hours in the T-37B, T-1A, KC-10A, KC-135R/T, and KC-46A aircraft and over 100 combat and combat support missions supporting multiple operations over Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and the Horn of Africa.

Lunch and beverages will be provided. $35 for members, $40 for non-members.

This event is open to the public. Purchase your tickets today at wichitaaero.club/monthly-events/2026/june-luncheon!

05/22/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our May Luncheon, sponsored by Akkodis, for an engaging discussion on engineering in the next decade of aerospace in Wichita.

The panel brought together industry leaders to explore the future of aerospace manufacturing, with conversations centered on smart manufacturing, AI, emerging technologies, MRO, engineering innovation, and workforce transformation. Panelists shared valuable perspectives on how organizations across the industry are navigating an evolving aerospace landscape while preparing for the next era of growth and innovation.

A special thank you to Ryan Hamze from ISG (Information Services Group), Shreyans Shrimal from Akkodis, and Pierre Harter from Wichita State University for sharing their expertise and insights, as well as Rolf Kramer from Akkodis for leading the discussion.

A key takeaway from the luncheon was that while Industry 5.0 and AI continue to shape conversations across aerospace, the path forward depends on building strong operational and workforce foundations first.

Thank you again to all who attended and to Akkodis for sponsoring this important conversation!

05/18/2026

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗻!
𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝘼𝙠𝙠𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙨

We are looking forward to our May Luncheon, alongside our presenting sponsor, Akkodis, on Wednesday, May 20 from 12-1 p.m. at the Ninth Floor Venue + Club.

Join the Wichita Aero Club, Akkodis and industry guests, including Ryan Hamze, Advisor at ISG, for a panel focused on smart manufacturing, artificial intelligence, emerging technology, MRO and engineering. The panel will share insight into how their industries are navigating the ever-evolving aerospace manufacturing landscape.

A lunch buffet and beverages will be provided. Tickets are $35 for members, $40 for non-members.

Register today at wichitaaero.club/monthly-events/2026/may-luncheon!

𝘈𝘬𝘬𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘛 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 & 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 (𝘌𝘙&𝘋), 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.

05/14/2026

We hope you can join us next week for our May Luncheon, alongside our presenting sponsor, Akkodis, on Wednesday, May 20 from 12-1 p.m. at the Ninth Floor Venue + Club.

The aerospace manufacturing landscape is shifting fast and the leaders navigating it need more than industry news, they need peer perspective. Join the Wichita Aero Club, Akkodis and industry guests, including Ryan Hamze, Advisor at ISG, for a panel focused on smart manufacturing, artificial intelligence, emerging technology, MRO and engineering.

A lunch buffet and beverages will be provided. Tickets are $35 for members, $40 for non-members.

Register today at wichitaaero.club/monthly-events/2026/may-luncheon!

𝘈𝘬𝘬𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘛 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 & 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 (𝘌𝘙&𝘋), 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.

05/12/2026

Join the Wichita Aero Club and our presenting sponsor, Akkodis, on Wednesday, May 20 from 12-1 p.m. at the Ninth Floor Venue + Club.

The aerospace manufacturing landscape is shifting fast and the leaders navigating it need more than industry news, they need peer perspective. Join the Wichita Aero Club, Akkodis and industry guests, including Ryan Hamze, Advisor at ISG, for a panel focused on smart manufacturing, artificial intelligence, emerging technology, MRO and engineering.

A lunch buffet and beverages will be provided. Tickets are $35 for members, $40 for non-members.

Register today at wichitaaero.club/monthly-events/2026/may-luncheon!

𝘈𝘬𝘬𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘛 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 & 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 (𝘌𝘙&𝘋), 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.

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1640 S. Airport Road
Wichita, KS
67209

Website

https://www.wichitaaero.club/

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