Aviation View Magazine | Volume 1, Issue 4

40 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 1, ISSUE 4 We're here foryou, West Tennessee. Wherever you go in West Tennessee, our mission is to ensure quality care is nearby. That’s why we offer over 1,000 providers in 90 convenient locations— all across this region we love. So whether you’re grabbing coffee downtown or relaxing on a family farm, the care you trust is close to home. The Care YouTrust, Right Here. C M Y CM MY CY CMY K WTENN36013_McKellarSipes_Magazine_ParkBench_PUB.pdf 1 9/21/21 11:27 AM some slowdowns, but the aviation industry still carried on, just without passengers. Almost all the staff at the airport were still at work. But there was no way to avoid some shortfalls. Smith admits, “We saw a downturn in those months of almost 60%, which was about standard for the industry over the same timeframe. Luckily it was short lived.” When Florida opened back up, numbers at the airport started to normalize. Within a few months there was a positive cash flow and by the earlier months of 2021, the airport was seeing record growth in based-on-site aircraft, local fuel sales, as well as jet fuel. Other elements around the airport such as the activity at the flight school also increased. Smith speculates why this occurred, noting, “I think what we saw was that people who had been putting off learning to fly suddenly had time to learn due to the fact they were working from