Nike lands in Los Angeles the week of a class-action lawsuit and a women's half-marathon

Nike flew from London Luton Airport to Los Angeles International Airport on May 15, a 10-hour transatlantic hop in its corporate Gulfstream G650, tail N6453. The flight touched down just after midnight Pacific time on May 16, following a similar London-bound trip four days earlier.

The same week, Nike is defending a proposed class-action lawsuit filed May 8 in Portland federal court, per [insurancejournal.com](https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/05/11/869226.htm) and [katu.com](https://katu.com/news/local/nike-sued-over-tariff-price-hikes-and-potential-double-recovery-refunds-oregon-portland-hillsboro-corporation-donald-trump-economy-business-shoes-apparel-tariffs-ieepa). Consumers accuse the Beaverton-based company of raising shoe and apparel prices by $5–$10 to offset now-invalidated Trump-era tariffs, then refusing to commit to refunding those overcharges after the Supreme Court struck down the levies in February. The complaint alleges Nike could recover the same tariff payments twice — from customers and from the government. Separately, Nike is preparing its second annual women-focused Nike After Dark half-marathon in Los Angeles this fall, as reported by [nbclosangeles.com](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/nike-after-dark-2026-los-angeles-half-marathon/3861181/).

The corporate G650, hangared at Hillsboro Airport alongside Phil Knight's personal fleet, logged a London round-trip earlier in the week — a route Nike's executives have used before, likely for European business meetings. Los Angeles, a recurring destination, hosts both the company's legal defense and its community-marketing push.