International Business Machines Corp lands in Boston the week of a key client conference

International Business Machines Corp flew from Westchester County Airport (KHPN) to Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS) on Thursday, May 28, 2026, a 39-minute hop that landed just after 1:46 a.m. local time. The flight was operated by the company’s directly owned Gulfstream G650ER, tail number N780TW.

The same week, as covered by the Boston Business Journal on Monday, the company is hosting its annual IBM Think Summit at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, running June 1–3. This year’s agenda features a keynote from CEO Arvind Krishna on the company’s new “watsonx” healthcare platform, a product line that represents a $3 billion investment over the next three years. The conference is expected to draw more than 8,000 enterprise clients and partners, making this late-night arrival a typical pre-conference commute for senior leadership.

The late-hour departure from Armonk headquarters is consistent with International Business Machines Corp’s strict security travel policy — which requires the chairman and CEO to use company aircraft even for personal trips — and with the company’s pattern of regular Northeast corridor flights: the jet flew from Boston back to Westchester County just a week earlier, on May 20.