Built in 1998, the Northwest Arkansas National Airport has seen more than 40,000 flights originate yearly from the twin-runway facility just outside Bentonville. Now, officials in northeast Arkansas want to replicate that success and create their own regional airport. The…
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- April 2021BusinessMagazineTransportation
Friendly Skies Once More? Airports Ready To Put Pandemic In ‘Departures’ Column
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffBryan Malinowski, Executive Director, Clinton National Airport AMP: How’s the commercial airline industry doing, a year out from the initial shutdown? Starting to see it creep back? Malinowski: Spring break boosted departing passenger traffic, or enplanements, at Clinton National Airport to 63…
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Southwest Airlines Adding New Nonstop Service to Clinton Airport
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleSouthwest Airlines is adding a new nonstop route at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport. The airline will add a route linking Little Rock and Atlanta with nonstop service, starting Nov. 4. The new service will run through Jan. 4,…
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FAA Awards Arkansas Airports $51 Million in Funding
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleArkansas airports will be receiving more than $51 million in aid from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The FAA is distributing $51,307,856 to 76 airports in Arkansas. The U.S. Department of…
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U.S. Airlines Prepare for Potential Shutdown
by Ryan Nixby Ryan NixU.S. airlines are putting together plans to cease all domestic and international commercial flights in anticipation of a mandated government shutdown of all passenger air travel. This is yet another blow to the aviation industry, which has already experienced massive…
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The Sky’s the Limit: Aviation’s Impact on Arkansas
by Jerry Chismby Jerry Chismby Jerry Chism “A mile of highway will take you a mile down the road, but a mile of runway will take you anywhere in the world.” –Author unknown On any given day in Arkansas, hundreds of airplanes pass overhead,…
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Arkansas Airports to Receive More Than $3.9 Million in Funding
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleFive Arkansas airports have been selected to receive more than $3.9 million in funding for capital infrastructure improvements. The funds are coming as part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s plan to award $840 million to airports across the United…
Construction remains strong in NWA, improving across the state by Curt Lanning Most would agree the national economy is chugging right along. That means construction jobs are up around the country, and that includes Arkansas. Mervin Jebaraj, director of the Center for Business and Economic…