NextEra Energy aircraft returns to Palm Beach after week of merger and settlement news

NextEra Energy’s Embraer Praetor 600, tail N31MW, was tracked flying from Westchester County Airport in New York to Palm Beach International Airport on June 24, a 2-hour-17-minute flight that touched down at 7:42 p.m. local time.

If aboard, the timing would land NextEra Energy back at its Florida base the same week the company agreed to a $150 million settlement to end a securities class-action lawsuit over political interference allegations involving its subsidiary Florida Power & Light, per [Utility Dive](https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nextera-energy-lawsuit-political-scandal-dominion/823137/). The trip from New York — not a regular destination in NextEra Energy’s fleet pattern — suggests meetings with legal or financial advisors tied to the settlement and the company’s proposed $67 billion all-stock merger with Dominion Energy, which requires regulatory approvals in multiple states.

The aircraft has been busy: earlier in the week it flew from Orlando to Chicago and from a remote Wyoming airstrip to Sarasota, per [celebplanes](https://www.celebplanes.com/articles/nextera-energy-flight-8386). The return to Palm Beach likely marks a pause after a period of intense boardroom discussions as NextEra Energy navigates the merger’s path and the fallout from the settlement.