Dow flies to Baton Rouge the week of a CSB report and layoffs at Seadrift

Dow flew from Tiki Beach Bar & Grill Airstrip to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport on June 18, a 37-minute hop that landed N892D, the company’s Bombardier CRJ-900, at the doorstep of its Louisiana Operations complex. The flight arrived the same week the U.S. Chemical Safety Board released its final investigation report into the July 2023 explosion and toxic ethylene oxide release at Dow’s Glycol II plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana, per the CSB’s February 26 report [csb.gov](https://www.csb.gov/us-chemical-safety-board-releases-investigation-report-on-the-2023-explosion-and-toxic-ethylene-oxide-release-at-dow-plant-in-plaquemine-louisiana/). The report found that metal debris left inside equipment by workers triggered a catastrophic failure that released more than 31,000 pounds of a known human carcinogen.

The shuttle pattern is familiar: N892D has made multiple round trips between Baton Rouge and Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport since early May, a route that mirrors Dow’s supply chain between its Louisiana operations and the Seadrift complex. This week, those teams are likely focused on two fronts: the CSB’s findings and the company’s ongoing “Transform to Outperform” initiative, which has already resulted in approximately 100 layoffs at the Seadrift site, per the Victoria Advocate [victoriaadvocate.com](https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/06/12/dow-confirms-workforce-cuts-amid-transformation-initiative/). Dow’s use of a 90-seat regional jet to move engineering teams underscores the scale of operational coordination required as the company navigates regulatory scrutiny and restructuring simultaneously.