Dow flies a 7-minute sortie at home base the week of nuclear and pollution news

Dow flew a seven-minute circuit from MBS International Airport back to MBS International Airport on June 8, a 475-foot-high hop that barely left the runway pattern. The Bombardier CRJ-900, registration N892D, climbed to a max ground speed of 135 knots before settling back onto the same tarmac — a flight that appears to be a maintenance or crew check rather than a trip between plants.

The same week, Dow is navigating a pair of consequential stories on the Texas coast. The Texas Attorney General's office is pursuing a lawsuit against Dow subsidiary Union Carbide over alleged water pollution violations at the 4,700-acre Seadrift complex, per a February filing in Travis County District Court covered by the Texas Tribune [texastribune.org](https://www.texastribune.org). Separately, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a Finding of No Significant Impact for Dow and X-energy's proposed advanced nuclear reactor at Seadrift, a milestone announced May 18 [corporate.dow.com](https://corporate.dow.com/en-us/news/press-releases/nrc-issues-environmental-assessment-with--finding-of-no-signific.html). Dow is also scheduled to appear at the Wells Fargo Industrials & Materials Conference on June 9 [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dow-to-participate-at-the-2026-wells-fargo-16th-annual-industrials--materials-conference-302792654.html).

The short hop fits Dow's established pattern of using the large regional jet to move engineering teams between its Midland headquarters, Louisiana operations, and Gulf Coast manufacturing corridor. With legal deadlines and a regulatory decision looming at Seadrift, the aircraft remains the company's primary shuttle — even when the flight is just a seven-minute turn.