Aflac returns to Columbus after a New York trip the week of Q1 earnings release

Aflac flew from Linden Airport in New Jersey to Columbus Airport in Georgia on May 14, 2026, a 1-hour-48-minute trip in its Gulfstream G280, tail number N280AF.

The same week, Aflac Incorporated was in the news cycle following its first-quarter 2026 earnings release on April 29, per the company's SEC filing and a PRNewswire release. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Daniel P. Amos discussed solid earnings, a 25.5% jump in Japan new annualized premium sales, and the company's first external reinsurance transaction with Japan Post Insurance, as reported by Insurance Business magazine. The New York-area departure suggests meetings with investors, analysts, or reinsurance partners in the financial capital.

The flight fits a pattern: N280AF had flown from Columbus to the New York area on May 13, and the jet's recent trips include a May 7-8 swing to St. Louis and a May 5 visit to Santa Barbara, California. For Aflac, a Fortune 500 company with major operations in Japan and the U.S., the return to its Columbus, Georgia, headquarters after a New York trip is routine business travel tied to quarterly reporting obligations.