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Boeing

Bradley D. Tilden elected to Boeing board; joins Aerospace Safety and Finance committees

Boeing elected Bradley D. Tilden, former chairman, president and CEO of Alaska Air Group, to its board effective Dec. 3, 2025. He will join Boeing's Aerospace Safety and Finance committees, adding an airline customer perspective to the company’s operational and financial oversight.

2025-12-03T14:04:32.107225-08:00

Reuters

Isaacman urges Congress to fund nuclear propulsion and speed commercial Moon push to beat China

2025-12-02T10:32:41.907210-08:00

Reuters

Senate Commerce Committee to vote Dec. 8 on Jared Isaacman nomination for NASA administrator

2025-12-01T16:41:01.308585-08:00

FlightGlobal

Transavia names KLM executive Paul Terstegge as CEO, effective 1 Feb 2026

2025-12-01T13:46:50.959987-08:00

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Air & Space Forces Mag

U.S. Navy Adm. Richard Correll assumes command of U.S. Strategic Command, succeeding Gen. Anthony J. Cotton U.S. Navy Adm. Richard Correll assumed command of U.S. Strategic Command on Dec. 5, succeeding U.S. Air Force Gen. Anthony J. Cotton. The transfer of command, effective Dec. 5, places a Navy officer at the head of STRATCOM following Cotton’s tenure overseeing the command.

2025-12-05T12:23:09.508529-08:00

U.S. Navy Adm. Richard Correll assumes command of U.S. Strategic Command, succeeding Gen. Anthony J. Cotton

Skift

DFW prepares for next growth phase as CEO targets 100 million passengers by 2030 DFW Airport is preparing for a major expansion as its CEO outlines plans to move the airport into a new growth phase, targeting 100 million annual passengers by 2030. The goal frames near-term capacity planning, operations and investment decisions across terminals, gates and support infrastructure.

2025-12-04T14:27:36.569174-08:00

DFW prepares for next growth phase as CEO targets 100 million passengers by 2030

Associated Press

Robert Primus and Alvin Brown allege racial discrimination after Trump removals from STB and NTSB Robert Primus and Alvin Brown, both Black and formerly members of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board and National Transportation Safety Board, say President Donald Trump's removals amounted to racial discrimination, and have publicly accused the administration of targeting them on the basis of race.

2025-12-04T09:28:10.061895-08:00

Robert Primus and Alvin Brown allege racial discrimination after Trump removals from STB and NTSB

Australian Aviation

Qantas shifts QantasLink oversight to Domestic CEO as Rachel Yangoyan becomes chief technology, AI & transformation officer Qantas has shifted oversight of regional unit QantasLink to the group's Domestic CEO, with QantasLink retaining its separate AOC structures and accountabilities and now reporting to Svensson rather than former QantasLink CEO Rachel Yangoyan. Yangoyan becomes Qantas' chief technology, AI and transformation officer with immediate effect.

2025-12-03T20:47:28.545359-08:00

Qantas shifts QantasLink oversight to Domestic CEO as Rachel Yangoyan becomes chief technology, AI & transformation officer

Boeing

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Bradley D. Tilden elected to Boeing board; joins Aerospace Safety and Finance committees Boeing elected Bradley D. Tilden, former chairman, president and CEO of Alaska Air Group, to its board effective Dec. 3, 2025. He will join Boeing's Aerospace Safety and Finance committees, adding an airline customer perspective to the company’s operational and financial oversight.

2025-12-03T14:04:32.107225-08:00

Bradley D. Tilden elected to Boeing board; joins Aerospace Safety and Finance committees

Aviation Week

AeroVironment CEO says company could 'easily double' revenue in 3–5 years AeroVironment's CEO told investors the company could 'easily double' revenue within three to five years, expressing strong confidence in growth prospects. The projection was made during an investor presentation and raises expectations for the company's near-term financial and operational performance.

2025-12-03T08:08:58.105270-08:00

AeroVironment CEO says company could 'easily double' revenue in 3–5 years

Corporate Jet Investor

FlightSafety International names Eric Hinson CEO as Barbara Telek retires FlightSafety International appointed Eric Hinson as chief executive officer, effective immediately, in a brief announcement. Hinson will succeed Barbara Telek, the company's former president, who recently announced her retirement. No additional details on transition timing or strategic direction were disclosed.

2025-12-03T06:29:29.477606-08:00

FlightSafety International names Eric Hinson CEO as Barbara Telek retires

Air & Space Forces Mag

USAF reverses major 're-optimization' changes, scraps ACC restructure and China-focused units New USAF leadership has abandoned more than half of the previous administration’s 're-optimization' organizational changes, killing a proposed expansion of Air Combat Command’s readiness role and multiple China-focused initiatives while leaving only a handful of programs intact. The decision reshapes service modernization and force-structure planning.

2025-12-02T15:11:30.299599-08:00

USAF reverses major 're-optimization' changes, scraps ACC restructure and China-focused units

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