Herb Knight, COO of Central Flying Service (Photos by DeWaine Duncan) Arkansans are a welcoming lot, but when it was announced last year that Central Flying Service was changing hands after 82 years of family ownership, the news raised…
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- April 2022MagazineSmall businessTransportation
Flying into the Sunset: Richard Holbert of Central Flying Service Bringing It In for a Landing
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaAsk Richard Holbert what made sense about the decision to sell Little Rock aviation outfit Central Flying Service, and the second-generation president of the company responds with the folky candor for which he is well-known. “It makes sense, to me,…
Riding the winds of change History of Central Flying Service intertwined with political, military and economic influence When it comes to flight school and training civilian pilots, students and Arkansans alike have turned to Central Flying Service in Little…