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JetBlue said Carl Icahn-linked directors Jesse Lynn and Steven Miller have resigned under a 2024 board agreement tied to Icahn’s ownership stake. Their departures follow the activist investor’s sharp reduction in his JetBlue holding, ending his board representation after he had identified the airline as an attractive investment opportunity.
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JetBlue said Carl Icahn-linked directors Jesse Lynn and Steven Miller have resigned under a 2024 board agreement tied to Icahn’s ownership stake. Their departures follow the activist investor’s sharp reduction in his JetBlue holding, ending his board representation after he had identified the airline as an attractive investment opportunity.
ZeroAvia has appointed former Flybe, TAP Air Portugal and CityJet chief executive Christine Ourmières-Widener as CEO with immediate effect. She succeeds founder Val Miftakhov, who departed in May, and will lead the hydrogen-electric propulsion developer through certification and commercialization while retaining her role as board chair.
Klaus-Michael Kühne, the honorary chairman and majority shareholder of Kuehne+Nagel who built the company into a global logistics provider, has died at 89. He was also Lufthansa Group’s largest individual shareholder and a prominent, sometimes critical, influence on the airline group.
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Brian Rohloff will succeed Ron Draper as Textron Aviation president and CEO on Aug. 31, 2026. Draper, who has led the Cessna and Beechcraft maker for eight years and spent more than 27 years at Textron, will remain through year-end to support the transition as Textron pursues a pure-play aerospace and defense structure.
Oman’s two major airlines, Oman Air and SalamAir, have appointed new chief executives. The leadership changes affect both of the country’s principal carriers and could shape their respective operational, commercial and fleet strategies as Oman’s aviation sector evolves.
Space Norway CEO Morten Tengs will leave the company at the end of August, prompting a search for a permanent successor. Rune Jensen will serve as acting CEO during the transition, placing continuity of leadership at the center of the company’s near-term management agenda.
Phantom Space has named Worth Wray chief operating officer, assigning him responsibility for day-to-day operations, efficiency, capital formation and business-process expansion. The appointment comes as the company works to increase production and establish a more consistent launch cadence.
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Oman Air will replace Con Korfiatis with Nasser Al Sharji as chief executive on Sept. 1, 2026, while SalamAir appoints Yaqoob bin Saif bin Hamoud Al Kiyumi from Oct. 1. The changes affect both of Oman’s state-linked carriers as SalamAir continues its growth strategy.
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