Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 6

186 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 6 Visit FarmingtonNM.org today and awake your thirst for adventure. spraying, it’s aerial surveying, and everything else you can imagine. And we have all of those here at Four Corners. We are still pursuing commercial airlines, and expect that commercial service will return in the not too distant future.” The devastation to the airline network that was created by the coronavirus has played a major role in delaying the restart of service. Despite COVID-19, General Aviation operations increased throughout 2020 and are currently at their highest levels in at least 10 years. “I suppose it is like campers, or ATVs for four- wheeling,” says Lewis, “everyone is buying up those because they are safe to do during a pandemic. So, these single owner pilots are finding the same thing, they can enjoy their hobby and go fly even if they cannot go to the restaurant. Just like you would go for a ride in the car, you can hop in your plane and get away from it all. We are really seeing a resurgence of private aircraft operations.”