DuPont arrives in Seattle as CEO Lori Koch meets with aerospace clients

DuPont flew from Oakland to Boeing Field on May 12, 2026, a 1-hour 41-minute hop aboard its Gulfstream G550, tail N581D. The trip follows a brief layover in the Bay Area the previous day.

The same week, DuPont reported first-quarter 2026 earnings that beat guidance, with CEO Lori Koch highlighting strength in aerospace and automotive markets within the Diversified Industrials segment, per a May 7 earnings call transcript covered by Benzinga. Boeing Field sits adjacent to The Boeing Company's commercial airplane headquarters — a key customer for DuPont's aerospace materials, including adhesives and structural films used in aircraft interiors and components.

The Seattle visit continues a pattern of concentrated business travel: in the preceding week, DuPont's aircraft shuttled between Wilmington, Trenton, and Philadelphia, suggesting a series of investor or operational meetings. The Oakland stop may have involved discussions with Silicon Valley–area electronics clients before heading north to the Pacific Northwest's aerospace hub.