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• Jon Ostrower
Boeing has appointed Sean Black, the executive overseeing its Wichita operation, to lead development of the company’s future production system. The move comes as Boeing prepares the industrial foundation for an all-new single-aisle aircraft, making manufacturing strategy a central focus of the program’s early development.
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Boeing has appointed Sean Black, the executive overseeing its Wichita operation, to lead development of the company’s future production system. The move comes as Boeing prepares the industrial foundation for an all-new single-aisle aircraft, making manufacturing strategy a central focus of the program’s early development.
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