Travis Kalanick returns to Austin as CloudKitchens lawsuit heads to mediation

Travis Kalanick flew from Tailspin Estates Airport to Austin Bergstrom International Airport on the evening of May 26, a 44-minute repositioning flight from his Lake Austin property. The trip follows a busy week that saw his Gulfstream G650ER (N10100) shuttle between California airports and his Texas home base.

The same week, a 2024 lawsuit against Kalanick's CloudKitchens moved to mediation, according to the San Francisco Standard. The complaint, filed by a restaurant tenant, alleges unsafe conditions including pest infestations at a CloudKitchens facility. Kalanick has faced a string of similar lawsuits since leaving Uber in 2017, echoing allegations of toxic workplace culture and questionable business practices.

Kalanick officially relocated his primary residence to Austin in December 2025, timing the move to sidestep California's proposed wealth tax on billionaires. Since then, his aircraft has logged frequent trips to San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York, balancing his new Texas base with the Bay Area's robotics boom and his international ghost-kitchen empire.