Target CEO Michael Fiddelke flies from Rock County to Orange County during a sales turnaround push

Target Corporation’s Gulfstream G280, tail N585PL, departed Rock County Airport in southern Wisconsin just after 2 p.m. local time on June 8 and landed at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana two hours and 34 minutes later, cruising at a maximum of 43,000 feet. The flight arrives in Orange County the same week the retailer’s new CEO, Michael Fiddelke, is executing a nationwide tour of stores and supplier meetings following a blockbuster Q1 earnings report on May 20, per [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/target-tgt-q1-2026-earnings.html), which showed same-store sales rose 5.6% — the first increase in five quarters.

The same week also marks a critical stretch of Fiddelke’s turnaround plan, built on candor and front-line execution, as profiled by [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/03/06/target-ceo-michael-fiddelke-candor-turnaround-plan/) in March. The previous day’s flight from the Houston area to Minneapolis suggests the CEO shuttled between Target’s home base and strategic retail markets before heading west. California remains a key market for Target, and the swift arrival at KSNA — a convenient gateway to the Orange County customer base — fits a pattern of operational travel under new leadership rather than leisure.