Netflix Lands in Palm Springs on Final Day of Film Noir Festival

Netflix flew its Gulfstream G550, registration N533GV, from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Palm Springs International Airport on May 10, 2026. Departing at 7:30 p.m. Pacific time, the brief 38-minute flight skimmed low at 16,050 feet, touching down in the Coachella Valley by 8:09 p.m. For a media giant headquartered up the coast in Los Gatos, the quick desert dash from Tinseltown's edges hints at more than a routine repositioning.

The itinerary aligns neatly with the close of the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival, running May 7-10 at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. As Variety reported this week, the gathering spotlighted restored classics and obscure gems in 35mm, a shadowy counterpoint to Palm Springs' gleaming modernism. Netflix, ever on the hunt for content that captivates its 325 million subscribers, might find noir's intrigue a fitting diversion—or acquisition target—in the sunny sprawl.

This visit follows a pattern of recent aerial activity in the region; on May 7, the same aircraft traced routes from Los Angeles to Ventura and into Palm Springs, bookending the festival's start. With co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters cleared for personal use of the corporate fleet, such jaunts blend business scouting with the quiet allure of desert retreats, all reportable as perquisites in Netflix's ledgers.