The aviation industry has been at the epicenter of Wichita, Kansas – the self-styled “Air Capital of the World” – for more than a century. But as layoffs are announced and one Boeing supplier whistleblower attends a church service in memory of another, uncertainty reigns.

President Joe Biden is trailing rival Donald Trump in many polls. That has led the Democrat hopeful to turn to Tinseltown for backing and support. A steady stream of Hollywood A-listers have flowed through the White House, and the re-election campaign.