Dow shuttles between Texas and Louisiana as it refines emergency response plan

Dow flew from Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport to a point near Baton Rouge on May 25, 2026, in its Bombardier CRJ-900 (N892D), completing a 64-minute hop that is part of a well-established pattern. This particular leg arrived the same week Dow executives presented the company’s Risk Management Plan to the Local Emergency Planning Committee in Midland, Michigan, as reported by ourmidland.com. The plan, unchanged since 2023 but currently being updated for 2027, details response procedures for worst-case chemical releases at the company’s facilities.

Dow’s corporate jet is unusually large for a chemical giant—a CRJ-900 designed to move engineering teams between manufacturing sites. The recent flight history shows at least seven round trips between KLBX (near Houston) and KBTR (Baton Rouge) in the last two weeks, along with shuttles to and from the corporate home base at MBS International in Midland. The Baton Rouge area hosts several Dow production units, making the route a regular logistics artery.

While the Midland meeting was about preparedness, the Texas–Louisiana shuttle is about business as usual: keeping people and projects connected across the Gulf Coast complex. Dow’s fleet, including a Gulfstream G650ER (N40D) for longer executive travel, supports both routine plant operations and the occasional emergency planning session.