Caesars's Gulfstream lands in Ireland as take-private deal advances

Caesars's Gulfstream V, tail number N898CE, was tracked departing Los Alamitos Army Air Field in California at 2:21 a.m. on August 3, 2026, and arriving at Craddenstown Airfield in County Westmeath, Ireland, nine hours and thirteen minutes later. The aircraft climbed to 49,000 feet and reached a ground speed of 539 knots — a routine transatlantic profile for the 2009 Gulfstream, which is registered to Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. and typically operates out of Las Vegas.

If Caesars executives were aboard, the timing places them in Ireland the same week Nevada gaming regulators approved key steps in the company's effort to go private. As reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously voted to amend Caesars's registration and license, moving the transaction — which still requires shareholder and federal antitrust approval — closer to a spring 2027 close. Ireland, a common jurisdiction for corporate structuring and investment holding companies, would be a logical venue for meetings with advisors or potential backers involved in the privatization.

The flight’s origin is notable: Los Alamitos is a joint-use military and civilian airfield near Long Beach, not Caesars's usual Van Nuys base. The aircraft had repositioned there from Van Nuys the previous day, suggesting a specific passenger pickup or operational need. Once in Ireland, the jet made a brief local hop between Dublin Airport and Dublin Airport — a fifteen-minute flight at 300 feet altitude, possibly a test or a transfer — before settling at Craddenstown, a private strip often used by high-net-worth visitors.