Corning flies to Charlotte the week of its NVIDIA and Amazon manufacturing expansions

Corning flew from Finkhaven Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport on June 15, 2026, a 1-hour 18-minute hop aboard Falcon 900 N38CG. The flight arrived just as the company's major manufacturing expansions are taking shape in the region.

The same week, Corning's multiyear partnership with NVIDIA—announced May 6—and its multibillion-dollar deal with Amazon—announced June 8—are driving a tenfold increase in U.S. optical connectivity capacity and the creation of thousands of jobs in North Carolina and Texas, per corning.com and spectrumlocalnews.com. Charlotte is home to Corning's Optical Communications headquarters, making it a logical base for overseeing these expansions.

The Charlotte-area trip follows a pattern; the company's Falcon 900 has shuttled between the Northeast and Charlotte multiple times in recent days. As Corning builds new plants and hires thousands, expect the Elmira-to-Charlotte route to remain busy.