FedEx executive jet lands in Chicago ahead of first post-spinoff earnings

FedEx flew from Green Landings Airport in West Virginia to Chicago Midway on June 18, 2026, a short hop that deposits the company’s Challenger 300 in the Midwest the same week the logistics giant prepares to report its first quarterly results since spinning off FedEx Freight. The June 23 earnings release, per [ecmsource.com](https://ecmsource.com/fedex-fdx-q4-fy26-earnings-preview-june-23-2026/), will be the first to exclude the less-than-truckload business and comes on the heels of a ratified pilot contract and the departure of longtime CFO John Dietrich.

The Chicago visit fits a pattern of recent FedEx executive travel: the same Challenger 300 has made trips to Washington, Pittsburgh, and New Orleans over the past week, suggesting a round of pre-earnings meetings with investors or operational reviews. With interim CFO Claude Russ at the helm and a 40% pilot wage increase taking effect June 29, the company is navigating a new cost structure just as it reports on a streamlined parcel-and-logistics business.