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Ball Corp returns to Provo local air after a 25-minute flight to nowhere
A brief low-altitude hop and back, likely a maintenance check or pilot proficiency flight after a week of global travel.
By celebplanes · 1 min read · Ball Corp
Ball Corp
Ball Corp flew its Bombardier Global 6000, N400BC, from a spot near its Westminster headquarters to Provo Municipal Airport and back on May 29 in a 25-minute, 0.7-knot, 4,550-foot circuit. The entire trip covered less ground than a taxi at Denver International.
This flight was not a business trip to a newsworthy event. No concerts, court hearings, or board meetings were found in Provo that day. Instead, the pattern suggests post-maintenance airworthiness checks or a pilot recurrency ride. Ball Corp’s home base is KBJC, and Provo is a common satellite field for light testing.
Over the preceding week, Ball Corp’s Global 6000 had flown from West Palm Beach to Charlotte to Toluca to Denver, via Mexico City, to KPVU. A short return to Westminster and then this fractional-altitude lap likely closed out a heavy international cycle. The only news here is that no news happened—Ball Corp flew to Provo and back to confirm it could.
Aboard the Bombardier Global 6000
The aircraft
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