Elon Musk lands in San Jose the same week as the OpenAI mediation

Elon Musk flew from Reid-Hillview Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport on 27 May 2026, a short 21-minute repositioning hop. The Gulfstream G650ER, tail number N628TS, departed KRHV at 04:31 UTC and arrived at KSJC 21 minutes later, reaching a modest 1,425 feet — essentially a local transfer rather than a cross-country flight.

The same week, Musk is expected in the Bay Area for the ongoing mediation between his AI company xAI and OpenAI, a lawsuit that alleges OpenAI abandoned its original nonprofit mission. As covered by Bloomberg in recent weeks, the mediation sessions are being held in Northern California, and Musk’s presence signals a critical phase in the dispute he initiated. San Jose serves as a practical gateway to the broader Silicon Valley legal and tech corridor.

Musk maintains no personal residence in California — he sold all his state properties in 2020 — but his fleet’s flight history shows frequent San Jose arrivals from Austin and Los Angeles. The repositioning from Hawthorne to San Jose follows a pattern of using multiple Bay Area airports; last week his G550 (N272BG) flew Moffett to Brownsville before returning. The G650ER remains his primary workhorse for high-stakes business travel.