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Vertical Aerospace appoints former FLIR CEO Andrew Teich to its board as certification and commercialization preparations contin

Vertical Aerospace has appointed Andrew Teich, former chief executive of defense technology company FLIR Systems, to its board of directors. The UK eVTOL developer is preparing for aircraft certification and commercialization; the appointment adds a defense-technology executive to its board as it advances those efforts.

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Frontier appoints Michael Delehant as COO in senior leadership reshuffle

Frontier Airlines has named Michael Delehant its incoming chief operating officer, drawing on his previous leadership roles at Europe’s Wizz Air and Vueling. The carrier also promoted two internal executives as part of a broader C-suite reshuffle; the available report does not detail the other appointments.

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PIA appoints Adrian Hamilton-Manns CEO as it enters private-ownership era

Pakistan International Airlines has appointed New Zealand-born aviation executive Adrian Hamilton-Manns as chief executive, effective immediately. With 30 years of experience and three airline leadership roles, he takes charge under the Arif Habib consortium, which has controlled the carrier since June; PIA is targeting profitability in its first year under private management.

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Voyager Technologies names former Space Force chief Chance Saltzman to chair advisory board

Voyager Technologies has appointed recently retired U.S. Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman as chairman of its board of advisors. The appointment brings a former senior military leader into an advisory role at the company; the available report provides no further details on the board’s mandate or Saltzman’s responsibilities.

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Voyager names former Space Force chief Saltzman to lead advisory board

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Eaton names Shawn Black to lead global aerospace group

Black joins Eaton after serving as president of defense at GKN Aerospace and president and CEO of Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions. His more than two decades in aerospace and defense also include nearly 16 years at DRS Technologies, bringing experience across major defense and aerospace businesses to the role.

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Red Wings appoints Novaport executive Roman Chuev as CEO to lead fleet modernization

The Russian carrier has named Roman Chuev, formerly head of airport group Novaport Holding, as chief executive following Alexander Lebedev’s departure. Chuev is expected to oversee fleet modernization, including plans to introduce Russian-built aircraft.

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Red Wings names former airport group director as new chief executive