Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport

with a $30,000, six-plane hangar. The company eventually moved to the north of Amarillo, and in 1928, the field was renamed Bivins-English Field, when Harold English took over management. In 1929, Bivins-English Field relocated, again, six miles east of Amarillo on Highway 60, and renamed itself English Field. That year, Transcontinental & Western Air began passenger airline service to Amarillo, and by 1931, the city was a stop on coast-to-coast service between Los Angeles and New York. The airline’s timetable stated that this transcontinental flight could be accomplished in 36 hours, with overnight hotel stops being made in each direction on a routing of Los Angeles, CA– Kingman, AZ –Winslow, AZ–Albuquerque, NM –Amarillo, TX–Wichita, KS – Kansas City, MO – St. Louis, MO – Indianapolis, IN – Columbus, OH – Pittsburgh, PA– Philadelphia, PA– New York City, NY (via Newark Airport). Transcontinental & Western Air eventually changed its name to Trans World Airlines (TWA), which, in turn, continued to serve Amarillo for many years. © 2019 Xcel Energy Inc. WE’RE NOT WAITING FOR THE FUTURE . © 2019 Xcel Energy Inc. Xcel Energy has a bold vision — to serve our customers with 100% carbon-free energy by 2050. Xcel Energy partners with businesses like yours, as well as local and regional groups across our eight states, to spark economic growth and job creation. To learn more about our custom energy solutions and economic development programs, visit economicdevelopment.xcelenergy.com . 3.6x4.9_BizViewMag-2019_P03.indd 1 12/18/19 10:11 AM THE R I CK HUSBAND AMAR I LLO INTERNAT IONAL A I RPORT