Walton: NWA poised to be ‘hub’ for advanced air mobility technologies

by Paul Gatling (pgatling@nwabj.com)

Among many examples, one thing Northwest Arkansas is good at is scaling things up. Walmart Inc., Tyson Foods and J.B. Hunt Transport Services are just three of the business illustrations of that claim.

Steuart Walton sees an opportunity in the region for similar successes in a burgeoning space Morgan Stanley predicts will become a $1.4 trillion market by 2040. Advanced air mobility (AAM) is a new concept of air transportation that moves cargo and people between places using innovative aircraft.

https://talkbusiness.net/2022/05/walton-nwa-poised-to-be-hub-for-advanced-air-mobility-technologies/

Tom Ward, from left, Steuart Walton and Cyrus Sigari spoke Thursday at Thaden Fieldhouse in Bentonville, The discussion was part of the Heartland Summit.