Mark Zuckerberg's aircraft touches down in Newark the week Meta pauses employee tracking program

Mark Zuckerberg's aircraft, a Gulfstream G700 registered as N3880, was tracked flying from Sierraville-Dearwater Airport in California to Newark Liberty International Airport on June 23, 2026. The flight covered 4 hours and 13 minutes at a maximum altitude of 45,000 feet, capping a day that began with a short hop to the Sierra Nevada from an earlier position near Monterey.

If aboard, Mark Zuckerberg would arrive on the East Coast the same week Meta paused an internal program that tracked employee computer usage—including mouse clicks and keystrokes—for AI training data, per a BBC report. The initiative, called the Model Capability Initiative, was halted after employee backlash and concerns that collected data was left accessible inside the company. Nearly 2,000 Meta workers signed a petition demanding its cancellation.

The arrival follows a pattern of flights over the past week that included trips to Washington, D.C., Phoenix, and multiple hops around California. Mark Zuckerberg's fleet, operated by Solairus Aviation, frequently shuttles between his Bay Area base and East Coast destinations linked to Meta's business operations and regulatory engagements.