Eli Lilly flies to Westchester County days after Foundayo launch and Q1 beat

Eli Lilly landed its Gulfstream G500 (N308EL) at Westchester County Airport on May 19, a 1-hour 34-minute hop from Indianapolis International. The flight touches down just outside New York City, a regular destination for the company’s executive team.

The same week, Eli Lilly is riding the launch of Foundayo (orforglipron), its newly approved GLP-1 weight-loss pill. According to an earnings call covered by CNBC on April 30, more than 20,000 patients started the drug in its first few weeks on the market, and first-quarter revenue hit $19.8 billion — up 56% from a year earlier, driven by Mounjaro and Zepbound sales. CEO Dave Ricks told investors the company expects to remain active in business development, per Pharmaceutical Technology. A Westchester arrival positions Lilly’s leadership for meetings in the New York metro area with investors, partners, or regulators.

The trip continues a busy May for N308EL, which has shuttled between Indianapolis and Chicago, the New York area, and Boston multiple times since May 11 — consistent with the company’s quarterly earnings cycle and ongoing acquisition spree, which has already totaled roughly $21 billion in deals this year according to industry reports.