Dow flies from Texas to Michigan the week of a major investor conference

Dow flew from Anderosa Airpark, Texas, to MBS International Airport in Midland, Michigan, on June 8, a 2-hour hop that landed N892D, the company's Bombardier CRJ-900, at its corporate home base. The aircraft, an unusually large regional jet used to move engineering teams between Dow's sprawling chemical plants, spent much of May shuttling between Baton Rouge and Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport — a pattern linked to legal and regulatory pressure at its Seadrift complex, per [celebplanes.com](https://www.celebplanes.com/articles/dow-inc-flight-1204).

This week’s return to Midland coincides with the 2026 Wells Fargo 16th Annual Industrials & Materials Conference, where Dow executives are scheduled to participate in a fireside chat on June 9, as announced by the company [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dow-to-participate-at-the-2026-wells-fargo-16th-annual-industrials--materials-conference-302792654.html). The conference, held in the region, is likely the reason CEO Jim Fitterling and his team flew back from the Gulf Coast operations — a routine shuttle, but timed to a key investor event.

Dow's flight pattern shows the jet has made frequent trips between Midland and Texas in recent weeks, including a May 18 round trip to Seadrift just after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a favorable environmental assessment for Dow's advanced nuclear project there, per [corporate.dow.com](https://corporate.dow.com/en-us/news/press-releases/nrc-issues-environmental-assessment-with--finding-of-no-significant-impact.html). The shuttle between operations and headquarters is standard for the company, but the calendar has a way of explaining exactly which trip matters most.