Tyson Foods aircraft returns to Springdale the month of CEO succession announcement

Tyson Foods's Dassault Falcon 2000EX (N902TF) was tracked departing Arlington Municipal Airport in Texas at 18:01 UTC on June 28, landing at Northwest Arkansas National Airport 47 minutes later after a 330-mile hop at 33,000 feet. The aircraft's home base is Springdale, Arkansas, where Tyson Foods maintains its world headquarters.

If aboard, the timing would place a Tyson Foods representative — possibly outgoing CEO Donnie King or incoming CEO Jeff Schomburger — back at headquarters the same month the company announced its leadership transition. On May 28, Tyson Foods announced that board member Jeff Schomburger would succeed Donnie King as president and CEO effective October 4, per a company news release [tysonfoods.com](https://www.tysonfoods.com/news/news-releases/2026/5/jeff-schomburger-succeeding-donnie-king-CEO). The transition period began in July, making late June a natural window for board discussions and operational handover planning.

The flight from Arlington — near Dallas-Fort Worth, a recurring destination in the aircraft's flight history — fits a pattern of trips between Texas and Arkansas. Earlier in June, the aircraft flew from Springdale to Scottsdale, Arizona, and from Springdale to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, consistent with plant tours and executive travel across the Tyson Foods heartland.