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Summer Fallen, airport services manager at Drake Field in Fayetteville.
Business Services / Government & Politics / Health Care

Summer Fallen Notes Pandemic’s Effects on Drake Field Quite the Departure

Summer Fallen, the airport services manager at Drake Field in Fayetteville, says the viral pandemic has interrupted growth in private aviation. read more >

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North Little Rock Mayor Joe Smith at the North Little Rock airport last year, when he was promoting a $4 million construction project. Now the work is on hold.
Business Services / Construction / Government & Politics

Private Jets Idle, North Little Rock Delays Airport FixLock Icon

North Little Rock Mayor Joe Smith is halting work on North Little Rock’s $3 million airport expansion as the coronavirus pandemic pushes the private aviation industry into a revenue tailspin. The mayor planned a new 5,900-SF FBO building and a 10,400-SF corporate hangar. read more >

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Fayetteville Airport Manager Summer Fallen said facilities at Drake Field are at full capacity, thanks to a strong economy and more travelers with discretionary income
Agriculture & Poultry / Business Services / Insurance

Booming Economy in NWA Fuels Area’s Private AviationLock Icon

It doesn’t take a numbers guru to know that things are adding up for the Fayetteville Executive Airport at Drake Field. Summer Fallen, the airport service manager, says the airport has felt the positive effects of a strong economy in northwest Arkansas. read more >

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A Cirrus SR 22T airplane, the same make and model as the one Bill Simon parachuted in a 2015 emergency landing in Fayetteville.
Insurance / Legal / Manufacturing

Fayetteville Plane Crash Subject of Court CaseLock Icon

Starstone National Insurance Co. alleges that negligence and defects caused a 2015 accident in which former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon parachuted his single-engine plane onto a pickup truck on MLK Jr. Boulevard. read more >

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