After two years of pandemic havoc, people tired of being cooped up are ready to travel. The state’s two largest airports, located in Little Rock and Bentonville, are reporting major progress towards recovering the amount of passenger traffic seen before…
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2022 AMP C-Suite: Tim O’Donnell, NW Arkansas Regional Airport CFO
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffTim O’Donnell Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority Tim O’Donnell joined the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority in April 2019 as its CFO. Previously, O’Donnell served as the vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Arkansas, where he…
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Airline Adds Flights to Help Hog Football Fans Get to Outback Bowl
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNorthwest Arkansas airline, Breeze Airways, is helping University of Arkansas football fans see the Razorbacks in the upcoming Outback Bowl in Florida. Breeze has added a morning flight on Dec. 31, that leaves Bentonville’s XNA at 9 a.m. and arrives…
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Allegiant Air Adding Two Routes from XNA to Florida
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleAllegiant Air is adding two new routes from Arkansas to Florida in the coming months. The Las Vegas-based airliner will be adding a route from Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport and from XNA to Fort…
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Breeze Airways Bringing Low-Cost Flights to XNA in June
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleA brand-new airline is establishing a presence at Northwest Arkansas National Airport, also known as XNA. JetBlue founder David Neeleman has launched Breeze Airways, which is positioned as an airline that connects smaller cities. Breeze Airways has been approved by…
Rebecca and Aaron Burkes were settled in Northwest Arkansas before life pulled them away for a decade to parts north (Iowa), further north (Wisconsin) and south (Little Rock). They landed back in Northwest Arkansas a couple of years ago, and…
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Allegiant Reveals New Non-Stop Flight from Northwest Arkansas to Austin
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleAllegiant Air is launching a new non-stop flight from Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas. The Las Vegas-based airline announced the new flight as part of a series of 34 new non-stop flights around…
Heading into May, a light was perceptible at the end of the coronavirus tunnel. But business across the globe will remember the 2020 pandemic for the number it did on the global economy. AMP reached out to business leaders across…
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XNA Votes to Change Name to Northwest Arkansas National Airport
by Tyler Haleby Tyler Haleby Tyler Hale The airport formerly known as the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport has changed its name to Northwest Arkansas National Airport. During a meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 11, XNA board members unanimously voted to change the airport’s name. The…
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Nonstop Flights to Phoenix Added at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAllegiant Airlines will soon offer nonstop flights between Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) and Phoenix, Arizona. Beginning this fall, the airline will begin a twice-weekly, seasonal service on Nov. 14 with one-way fares starting at $69. Seats can be reserved…