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Genuine Parts's aircraft lands in Toronto the week of its automotive separation push

If aboard, CEO Will Stengel's trip coincides with the company's plan to split NAPA Auto Parts from its industrial business.

By celebplanes · 1 min read · Genuine Parts

Genuine Parts corporate logo

Genuine Parts

Genuine Parts's Gulfstream G280 (N28GP) flight path — KFTY — Fulton County to CYYZ — Toronto Pearson
Flight path · KFTY — Fulton CountyCYYZ — Toronto Pearson · 1h 48m airborne
Departure
KFTY — Fulton County
Arrival
CYYZ — Toronto Pearson
Airborne
1h 48m
Distance
636 nm
CO₂
4.2t

Genuine Parts's Gulfstream G280, tail N28GP, was tracked departing Fulton County Airport in Atlanta on June 25 and landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport after a 1-hour-48-minute flight. The aircraft, registered to the automotive-parts distributor, arrived at 3:41 p.m. local time.

If Genuine Parts CEO Will Stengel was aboard, the timing would align with the company's ongoing push to separate its automotive and industrial divisions—a plan announced in February and reaffirmed this April, per [bnnbloomberg.ca](https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2026/04/21/genuine-parts-quarterly-profit-falls-as-higher-costs-hit-margins/). Toronto is a key market for Genuine Parts's Canadian NAPA operations, and the trip could involve meetings with regional leadership or investors ahead of the targeted first-quarter 2027 split.

The aircraft has visited Toronto before—most recently on June 2, when it flew from the area back to Atlanta. A steady pattern of short-haul business hops from Atlanta to the Northeast and Midwest suggests this trip is another routine visit to a core operating region.

Aboard the Gulfstream G280

Gulfstream G280 exterior — Genuine Parts's private jet (N28GP)
Gulfstream G280 cabin floor plan — Genuine Parts's private jet interior layout
Exterior & cabin layout · Gulfstream G280

The aircraft

Type
Gulfstream G280
Tail
N28GP
Max alt
43,025 ft
Max speed
532 kt

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