Nike lands in Portland the week of tariff lawsuit and layoffs

Nike flew from Los Angeles to Portland on May 16, landing at Hillsboro Airport (KHIO) after a 2-hour 26-minute flight. The corporate Gulfstream G650, tail number N6453, departed LAX just after 6 p.m. local time and arrived at Nike's home field by early evening.

The trip lands the same week Nike faces a proposed class-action lawsuit filed May 8 in Portland federal court, accusing the company of failing to refund tariff costs it passed on to consumers, per a report from Insurance Journal. The flight also follows Nike's April 23 announcement of 1,400 layoffs, mostly in operations and technology, as CEO Elliott Hill pushes a turnaround.

N6453 typically shuttles executives between Hillsboro and global destinations; earlier in May it flew to London and back. This brief Los Angeles leg—just over two hours in the air—suggests a quick business meeting or supply-chain oversight amid the ongoing litigation and cost-cutting efforts.