Planes Fly Here XNA National Airport

In this Episode: We're hanging with XNA's Chief of Fire, Chad Breeden. Learn about his start in fire and rescue, significance of the airport fire department and some unique stories.

Episode Guests: Chad Breeden joined the Northwest Arkansas National Airport in July of 2004. Besides spending most of his fire career at XNA he's served at his local volunteer fire department for 20 years and has also served 2 years as lieutenant for Beaver Lake Fire.

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In this Episode: We're talking behind the scenes of airport police with Chief Russell White and Captain Brad Haywood. Learn about their start in police work and the significance of the airport police department.

Watch our 25th Anniversary Video here.

Send us your questions! We want to hear from you - send an email to business.development@flyxna.com to let us know what you'd like to hear on Planes Fly Here. Be sure to include your name and other details about yourself and we might feature your submission in an upcoming episode. We post every last Thursday of the month to keep you up to date on current happenings. Follow us on social media whether it's Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @flyxna. Thanks for Listening!

In this episode, we get to finally share with you the project we've been working on for the past couple months. Here is the audio version of our full video, which you can watch here at this link: https://youtu.be/r6MBbOFo8r8?si=WNbr26eiEKWuXC74

Description:

The Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) opened its doors on November 1, 1998. XNA is a gateway to one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States. XNA is celebrating its 25th Anniversary by reflecting on the valiant efforts to open the airport, the current success in serving the region, and planning, executing, and delivering a better tomorrow for XNA passengers for the next quarter century and beyond.

Footage from President Clinton's dedication was used from archived footage from the Clinton Library.



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In this Episode: We're answering your questions that you asked on our social media. Hear more about what's going on at XNA including current emplacements and just cool things we get to see!

Didn't get to send us your questions? That's ok! We still want to hear from you - send an email to business.development@flyxna.com to let us know what you'd like to hear on Planes Fly Here. Be sure to include your name and other details about yourself and we might feature your submission in an upcoming episode.

We try to post every last Thursday of the month to keep you up to date on current happenings. Follow us on social media whether it's Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @flyxna. Thanks for Listening!

In this Episode: We're answering your questions that you asked on our social media. Hear more about what's going on at XNA including current emplacements and just cool things we get to see!

Didn't get to send us your questions? That's ok! We still want to hear from you - send an email to business.development@flyxna.com to let us know what you'd like to hear on Planes Fly Here. Be sure to include your name and other details about yourself and we might feature your submission in an upcoming episode.

We try to post every last Thursday of the month to keep you up to date on current happenings. Follow us on social media whether it's Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @flyxna. Thanks for Listening!

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In this Episode:

It's a new season for the Planes Fly Here podcast and there are some new voices! Meet the new hosts, Olivia and Heather, as they bring back the official XNA Northwest Arkansas National Airport podcast. In this episode we're interviewing XNA's Chief Infrastructure Officer, Nicholas Fondano. Nick gives us a first look into all projects happening at XNA including our biggest project right now, Terminal Modernization.



Episode Guests:

Nick Fondano joined the Northwest Arkansas National Airport in January of 2021. After graduating with a Degree in Construction management from Arizona State University, Fondano went to work for DPR Construction, the nation’s 6th largest general contracting firm. Fondano was with the company for 13 years, working his way up to the position of senior project manager.

Fondano brings aviation construction experience and has also overseen interior renovations and tenant improvements at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Phoenix Mesa Gateway in addition to a number of complex non-aviation projects.



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We want to hear from you - send an email to business.development@flyxna.com to let us know what you'd like to hear on Planes Fly Here. Be sure to include your name and other details about yourself and we might feature your submission in an upcoming episode.



We post every last Thursday of the month to keep you up to date on current happenings. Follow us on social media whether it's Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @flyxna.



Thanks for Listening!