Spirit AeroSystems won’t have to pay taxes on a 144,000-square-foot manufacturing plant until 2030, thanks to a tax deal approved by the Wichita City Council this week.
The deal continues a 2018 arrangement made between the aerospace company and the city, despite the company’s failure to meet its promises to create and maintain 320 new jobs.
In 2018, city officials signed a deal with Air Capital Flight Lines LLC. The limited liability company owned by Dave Murfin and Steven Johnny purchased much of the former Boeing site in Wichita and was leasing property to Spirit…