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Jill Albertelli will become president of RTX’s Pratt & Whitney engine business on Jan. 1, 2027, succeeding Shane Eddy, who will retire after nearly four years leading the manufacturer. Eddy will remain as a special adviser through March 2027 to support the leadership transition.
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Jill Albertelli will become president of RTX’s Pratt & Whitney engine business on Jan. 1, 2027, succeeding Shane Eddy, who will retire after nearly four years leading the manufacturer. Eddy will remain as a special adviser through March 2027 to support the leadership transition.
Airbus has appointed Nicolas Boltoukhine, an experienced corporate aviation executive and pilot, to lead Airbus Corporate Helicopters. He succeeds Frederic Lemos, who is departing after serving as the unit’s CEO since 2017.
Finnair has appointed a new chief digital officer, marking a leadership change in the airline’s digital organization. The available information does not identify the appointee or provide details on the executive’s mandate, priorities or start date.
TAROM has appointed a new interim general director, placing the Romanian airline under temporary leadership as it manages its next phase of corporate and operational planning.
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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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Singapore Airlines is expected to demand greater management influence and stronger governance rights before approving additional funding for Air India, where Tata Group’s turnaround has faced financial, operational and safety challenges. The negotiations follow Air India’s request for a significant shareholder capital infusion.
Gen. Douglas Schiess became chief of space operations on Sept. 3, succeeding Gen. B. Chance Saltzman after nearly four years at the helm of the almost-seven-year-old service. Schiess assumes command as the Space Force confronts workforce shortages and continues building its institutional foundation.
Earth observation company Satellogic appointed Frank “Trey” Whitworth, the former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, as its president on Sept. 8. The leadership change brings a former senior U.S. geospatial-intelligence official into a top executive role at the satellite operator.
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