Caterpillar’s Global 6000 arrives in Texas the week of CONEXPO planning

Caterpillar’s Bombardier Global 6000, tail number N797CT, flew from Washington Dulles International Airport to a private airstrip near Fort Worth, Texas on May 21, 2026, a 2-hour-36-minute hop that landed just before 3 a.m. local time.

The trip comes the same week Caterpillar is moving past a heavy spring schedule. Joe Creed, who became Chairman of the Board on April 1 per a company release, had just returned from Washington after what appears to have been a two-day stay. The CEO spent much of March and April on the road: he gave the keynote at CES in Las Vegas in January, hosted a major CONEXPO-CON/AGG presence in early March, and reported first-quarter earnings on April 30 that showed a 22% jump in sales and revenues. The Fort Worth-area arrival is likely a return to the Dallas–Fort Worth region, where Caterpillar has administrative offices and where Creed is known to operate regularly.

The same owner’s flight pattern over the past two weeks shows a consistent corridor between Peoria, Illinois — Caterpillar’s traditional home base — and the Dallas area, with a side trip to California. This cross-country rhythm, plus the Washington stop, tracks with a CEO who is splitting time between Caterpillar’s Irving, Texas headquarters and the company’s many global-facing engagements.