Stryker returns to Kalamazoo after CEO Kevin Lobo’s week of earnings and investor meetings

Stryker’s Bombardier Global 5000, tail number N625SC, touched down at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport on May 15, 2026, at 1:48 p.m. UTC after a 6-hour 55-minute flight from Cork, Ireland. The aircraft had departed Cork at 6:53 a.m. UTC, arriving back at Stryker’s home base just days after a whirlwind week of corporate engagements.

The same week, Stryker reported its first-quarter 2026 operating results on April 30, with Chair and CEO Kevin A. Lobo noting the team’s “ability to recover quickly from the cyber incident,” per a company press release. On May 13, Stryker executives — including President and COO Spencer Stiles — participated in the Bank of America Securities 2026 Global Healthcare Conference at the Encore at Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, as announced by the company. The flight from Cork likely followed a separate European business stop, given the aircraft’s May 12 positioning from Kalamazoo to Cork.

Stryker’s three-aircraft fleet, which includes two Falcon 2000EXs alongside this Global 5000, is routinely used to connect its Kalamazoo headquarters with recurring destinations like Chicago, Houston, Washington, London, and Minneapolis. This trip fits a pattern of transatlantic travel for a company that, per its Q1 report, is maintaining full-year guidance for organic sales growth of 8.0% to 9.5% and adjusted EPS of $14.90 to $15.10 — a sign that despite the cyber disruption, the business momentum remains strong.