Business View Magazine June 2023

207 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 6 PRYOR FI ELD REGIONAL AI RPORT the northwest, for example. We currently move hundreds of thousands of pounds of freight a year, the potential is limitless. So, what we are doing is trying to create a facility that is going to give folks a wonderful impression of Alabama while at the same time creating jobs and bringing growth to the region.” When it comes to growing the sport and the industry of aviation, Pryor Field Regional Airport also sees opportunities for training in several directions. The military uses the airport in a variety of ways, from touch-and-go flights out of Pensacola to the Air Force practicing both fixed- wing and rotary-wing maneuvers. Then there is Learjet John Aviation which operates a flight school for hobbyists. The airport has also signed an agreement for another flight school to open on the property which will be more of a pathway to the airlines and offer commercial pilot training. “A lot is going on,” Fox admits, “and we are working hard with our capital improvement plan to create an airport that is ready for the