Travis Kalanick’s six-minute hop in Belém hints at a broader Amazon push

Travis Kalanick flew from one runway at Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport to another on June 3, 2026, a six-minute repositioning at 600 feet. The flight, logged by his Gulfstream G650ER N10100, followed a longer leg the previous day from Rio de Janeiro to Belém, and a transatlantic crossing from Austin on May 31.

The same week, CloudKitchens has been expanding its ghost-kitchen footprint into Latin America, with Belém serving as a key logistics hub for the Amazon region, per a company filing reviewed by TechCrunch in late May. Kalanick’s aircraft also visited Pará state’s capital in early June, aligning with reports of a new CloudKitchens supply-chain center near the Port of Belém, designed to serve food-delivery demand across northern Brazil.

The brief repositioning—likely a crew or aircraft logistics move—fits Kalanick’s pattern of using the G650ER for international business development. His recent flights show a steady shift from Austin to South America, mirroring CloudKitchens’ push into emerging markets after the company’s $15 billion valuation in 2021.