by Lisa Townsend | Mar 19, 2018 | Airways News
When it comes to paying the bills, no one does it better than Becky Evans. Having been in Accounts Payable for over half of her life, she began her tenure with Airways Freight in February of 1993 and to this day is the definition of loyalty.
A native of Northwest Arkansas, Becky Evans was born and raised in the small town of West Fork, Arkansas. Becky was quiet but adventurous as a child. With her parents being long haul truck drivers, she spent a lot of her summers traveling and experiencing life on the road. At home during the school year, she had her Grandparents to help care for her and her sisters. Becky had a great childhood and was an excellent student. She was involved in a lot of extracurricular activities such as basketball and softball, and was Homecoming Queen her senior year of high school.
In June of 1991, Becky married the love of her life Ricky. Together they have two children, Cody 27, and Josie (another 2nd generation employee of Airways) who is 23. They have one grandson, Liam who just turned three in February of this year.
When Becky isn’t paying the bills in Accounts Payable, she enjoys hiking Devil’s Den, and most recently picked up an interest in cycling the bike trails around Northwest Arkansas. Something she has always wanted to do. She also loves spending time with her family and spoiling her grandson whenever she can!
Becky is loyal, dependable, caring and is full of integrity. She always has a pleasant attitude and is consistently willing to offer a helping hand. The loss of her Mother and Sister to cancer has put her life into perspective. She never takes anything for granted and lives every day with adherence and principle. Something her Grandmother of 95 has instilled in her since childhood.
When asked what part of Airways she liked best, Becky, like most says it’s the family atmosphere. She has been the backbone of Accounts Payable, and with her knowledge and skill, along with her love of squirrels, she has made a home at Airways Freight, and we celebrate her longevity.
by Lisa Townsend | Mar 12, 2018 | Airways News
The father of another 2nd generation Airways descendant, Blaire Branch, Tyler Morrow has spent almost half of his life a loyal member of the Airways Freight organization. Starting his journey in February of 1998, Tyler was recommended by his Uncle, Neil Smith (another longtime employee of Airways). Soon after attending one of Airways Freight’s annual Mudbug bashes, Tyler was positive that’s where he wanted to be. The family atmosphere as well as the work ethic his co-workers illustrate, have always been incomparable to any other place he has worked. 
Starting out in Airways Trade show division, Tyler traveled working as a show representative. He then did a brief stint in Airways International department then finally settled into Domestic freight and has been there ever since. 
Born and raised in Arkansas, Tyler has fond memories of growing up in the small college town of Fayetteville. He enjoys the Arkansas Razorbacks and loves going to the sporting events whenever possible.
In 1992, Tyler married the love of his life Misty and have been together for 26 years. Together they have two children, Dallas 24 and Blaire who is 22 and has just begun her own journey at Airways. Tyler considers Misty the most influential person in his life. He is very proud of the extreme dedication she has for her job beginning as a Labor and Delivery Nurse for twelve years, and now doing pre-operative and post-operative care and the development of the Breast Cancer Navigation program at Willow Creek Women’s Hospital.
Some of Tyler’s favorite things to do outside of work are getting together with family and friends, golfing and traveling. He has seen Washington D.C. on the forth of July and has toured Alcatraz Island in San Francisco.
In March of 1998, after staying the weekend at Tannenbaum Golf Course, Tyler woke up with his arm numb from the elbow down. When after a couple of weeks the numbness was still there, he made an appointment with his doctor. Tyler was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body.
Although he has been diagnosed with MS, Tyler does not let it define him. He wakes up in the morning and is grateful for each day he has been given. His positivity and strength are awe inspiring, and Airways Freight celebrates his accomplishments.
by Lisa Townsend | Mar 5, 2018 | Airways News
With an air of confidence and an intimation of sophistication, Lawrence Sheffield Brown, better known as Lance Brown has solidified his position as part of Airways Freight’s traveling Tradeshow representatives and has been an exemplary constituent since his hire in August of 2012. 
Previously working at the 1936 Club, Lance got to know some of the Airways Freight employees, agents and vendors that were brought to business dinners at the restaurant. He was always intrigued by the prospect of working for a company with such a great reputation and was indubitably impressed by the good nature and positivity they had demonstrated. He knew that Airways was the place he wanted to be.
From his dreams of becoming a youth minister to having a hand in a successful restaurant business, Lance has found his niche as an Account Manager/Trade show representative at Airways Freight. Lance has always taken his positive attitude and exceptional work ethic as a way of life. With the relationships he has developed with his colleagues, to the day to day problem solving skills, Lance has become an essential part of our extraordinary trade show team and feels truly thankful.
Born and raised in the land of the Delta Blues, (Memphis, TN) Lance moved around with his Mother and Step-father, a Methodist minister, every three or four years. After finishing high school in Bentonville, Arkansas, Lance finally settled down in Fayetteville. Though moving from place to place gave him the ability to adapt and make friends easily, Lance always had the stability of spending summers with his Father and Grandmother and allocating time at the Bed and Breakfast they ran on Horseshoe Lake, in Arkansas which was about 45 minutes from downtown Memphis. 
Lance loves spending time on the water, he enjoys fly fishing, swimming, wake-surfing and scuba diving. He embraces every moment he gets to spend outdoors and has treasured memories of camping and canoeing with his mother and brothers.
Being fortunate enough to marry his best friend, Lance met his best friend and wife Amanda while playing kickball and when the opportunity arose, they cemented their relationship and have been inseparable ever since. Together they enjoy having the company of family and friends and make a habit of doing so often.
Being from Memphis, Lance developed an appreciation for music at a very young age. He particularly enjoys the listening to the blues. When not listening to music and enjoying the outdoors, Lance loves to read. His favorite writers are Ernest Hemingway, Hunter S. Thomson and Jack Kerouac. He enjoys going to sporting events and his teams of choice are the Arkansas Razorbacks as well as the Memphis Tigers. He is also a big fan of the Dallas Cowboys and Memphis Grizzlies.
Lance is greatly influenced by his grandmother. Her positive, caring outlook as well as the extreme strength she demonstrated during her life, will forever play a major role in his character as a person.
From his knowledge of fine wine to his uncanny ability to strike up a conversation with just about anyone, Lance has just the right amount of life and career experience to take charge of any situation. He has astounding qualities that have certified his position at Airways Freight, and we are very pleased to have him.
by Lisa Townsend | Feb 26, 2018 | Airways News
Destinations began their journey in the Spring of 1999, as a small corporate travel department within Airways Freight. Since then, they have become an award winning travel agency. With over thirty years’ experience, the team at Destinations have personalized every experience, and continue to make each journey unique and memorable.
So whether it’s skiing the slopes in Switzerland, or snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef, wine tasting in Napa, or cruising the Caribbean, the team over at Destinations can make your dream vacation come true!
Meet the team!
Tracee Williams
With her savoir-faire and ambition to travel peppered with her love for business, Tracee Williams started her career at Destinations in March of 1999 with the hopes of turning the Airways based corporate travel office into a full service travel agency. Since that time she has molded Destinations into an award winning travel agency with four in-house travel agents and ten independent contractors.
Growing up in Bentonville, Arkansas, Tracee is a country girl at heart and spent many summers on her Grandmother’s farm. She learned that through hard work and perseverance, you can set your sights high and achieve the impossible. She was an excellent student and competed on a state and national level with Future Business Leaders of America. After graduating from the International Travel Institute in 1982 she began her travel career and has since gotten to experience new cultures and locations.
An avid reader, Tracee enjoys her book club and spending time at home with her husband of 28 years, Darrell, as well as their two dogs – Callie and Pete, and their senior cat Peanut.
The comradery she shares with the Destinations team is magnified by the love of travel they all share. They work well as a team and have won numerous awards in the travel industry.
Marsha Fuller
A thirty-year veteran in the travel industry, Marsha previously worked for Gulliver’s Travel for over twenty years, and another few years at Wal-Mart Corporate Travel Office. She was ready to leave the corporate world when she heard of an opening at a leisure travel office. She began working for Destinations in 2012, but her association with Airways goes back to when she was 18 years old. She drove a delivery truck from Fayetteville to Springfield every day to pick up and drop off film.
Marsha was born in Huntsville, Arkansas and loved playing basketball when she was in school. She was All-District, All-Region, and was a part of KURM Dream Team. She was offered a scholarship to play for Arkansas Tech, but was already committed to attend travel academy in Florida. From her first plane ride to Miami to attend travel school to the many other beautiful locations she has been to, she has developed a great love for travel and her enthusiasm for travel is palpable.
Marsha has been married to her husband Greg for over thirty years and together they have two children Kristi, 29 and Dustin who is 25. Marsha and Greg love to cook and try different recipes, you can always count on a delicious Sunday dinner. She loves spending time with family and lives each day with the thought in mind that life is too short to dwell on the negative, you should always smile and focus on the positive!
Karen Walker
Born in Seattle, Washington and raised in Arkansas, Karen Walker always dreamed of travelling to exotic locations. She began her adventure after graduating from the American Airlines Travel Academy in 1980 and was well on her way to fulfilling her dreams.
Karen was invited to work for Destinations in August of 2015 and knew it would be the perfect place for her to work with an incredible team, and reputable company that cares so much for their employees. Since then, she has been specializing in helping honeymooners start their lives together with the perfect honeymoon.
Some of Karen’s favorite things to do outside of her career in travel, is to spend quality time with her family. Karen has two daughters and three grandchildren and loves every precious moment she gets to spend with them. She enjoys going to the river, shopping, gardening, dining out with friends and decorating her home.
Karen always looks for the good in people and feels lucky and blessed to have such an amazing career, working for a great company, and doing what she loves!
Non Phimmarath
Syphoxay Phimmarath, better known as Non Phimmarath, is the newest member of the Destinations team. Starting in July of 2017, she was looking for an agency close to home and was strongly recommended by friends in the cruise business. With the great reputation Destinations has, she knew it would be a great opportunity to become part of a renowned agency.
Born in Laos, Non left the country at a very young age. She has lived in Thailand and the Philippines and made a permanent residence of Fort Smith, Arkansas since the age of two.
Non was a happy, confident child that asked a lot of questions. She was raised a Buddhist, but was later baptized in the Baptist church, and again as a Catholic. She cultivated a passion for travel while relocating with her family and has since become a cruise specialist in the travel agent world.
Non likes spending time with family and friends, as well as her nine-year-old puppy Winston. She loves spicy food and has the incomprehensible ability to eat five Thai chili peppers in one setting, now that’s hot! Her family is very special to her and always comes first. To this day, something she is most proud of, is the small farm she helped her father build five years ago and seeing him so happy today.
Non lives by the quote “life is short, take the trip, buy the shoes, eat the cake”, and she makes every experience in her personal and professional life unique and extraordinary.
by Lisa Townsend | Feb 20, 2018 | Airways News
With a personality to match her hair color, Erin Stanley has been closely associated with the Airways Freight family for most of her life. She was hired on in January 2001, with the thought in mind that the position she took would be a place holder job. Seventeen years later, she learned much more than she ever thought, and can’t imagine working anywhere else! 
Growing up in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Erin’s parents wanted her to see as much of the United States as possible, so they travelled frequently. They vacationed at Gulf Shores every Christmas, and every spring break, they would discover a new place to explore. Erin spent a lot of summers living on a boat and learned to sail at a very young age. 
After being in and out of each other’s lives for over thirty years, Erin married her childhood sweetheart, Shane. Shane is a paramedic and firefighter, and he has been a quintessential part of her life ever since. Erin has been a stepmother to Shane’s daughter for the past ten years and they are now proudly sending her off to John Brown University in the fall.
Erin loves to travel with her husband Shane, they visit Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and Las Vegas whenever they get a chance. When at home, they love to ride motorcycles and she and her father enjoy attending all the Arkansas Razorback football games. Something they have been doing together for the past ten years.
One of Erin’s favorite past-times is reading. She is fascinated with true crime mysteries, and her all-time favorite book is Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi.
Erin is inherently influenced by her Mother. Her can-do attitude and the way she handles any stressful situation head-on with a smile is inspiring. She strives to be at least half as tough and considerate as her Mom.
Erin is loyal and honest, vocal and hardworking and she might even be a little goofy, but she is always a force to be reckoned with. And Airways Freight is glad she “held her place” in the International Ocean Department.
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