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Tyson Foods aircraft returns to Northwest Arkansas after a week of leadership change news
If aboard, the timing of the flight aligns with the company's CEO succession announcement and board chair contract extension.
By celebplanes · 1 min read · Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods's Dassault Falcon 2000EX, tail number N902TF, was tracked flying from Yampa Valley Airport (KHDN) to Northwest Arkansas National Airport (KXNA) on June 25, 2026, a 1-hour 58-minute hop over the Rockies. The aircraft had spent the previous week shuttling between Arizona, Arkansas, and Colorado, per its flight history.
Should the aircraft have carried company executives aboard, they would return to Springdale the same week news broke that Jeff Schomburger will succeed Donnie King as president and CEO effective October 4, as reported by the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and an SEC filing on May 28. This came alongside a separate filing revealing board chair John H. Tyson signed a new three-year employment agreement through 2029, which includes personal use of company aircraft and 300 annual hours for flights where he is not the passenger. The leadership transition begins in July.
The aircraft's midweek stops at Phoenix-area airports (KSDL) suggest possible visits to the company's West Coast operations or investor meetings, consistent with Tyson Foods's established pattern of plant tours and executive travel using its two Dassault Falcon 2000EXs based at KXNA. Whether the departing CEO, incoming CEO, or board chair was on any leg remains unconfirmed.
Aboard the Dassault Falcon 2000EX
The aircraft
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