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Qatar Airways names Hamad Ali Al‑Khater as CEO in sudden leadership shake-up

Qatar Airways has appointed Hamad Ali Al‑Khater, formerly COO of Hamad International Airport, as group CEO effective Dec. 7, replacing Badr Mohammed Al‑Meer just two years after he succeeded Akbar Al‑Baker. The carrier offered no explanation for the abrupt change.

2025-12-06T23:09:34.101762-08:00

Economic Times

DGCA issues show‑cause notices to IndiGo CEO and COO after mass cancellations tied to pilot‑duty rule change

2025-12-06T10:33:06.345814-08:00

Boeing

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

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

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Fiji Airways appoints ex‑Virgin Australia chief Paul Scurrah as CEO Fiji Airways has appointed Paul Scurrah, former CEO of Virgin Australia, as its new chief executive and managing director. Scurrah will lead the Fiji‑based carrier through post‑pandemic recovery and pursue regional network opportunities and other strategic priorities set by the board.

2025-12-07T09:39:16.950586-08:00

Fiji Airways appoints ex‑Virgin Australia chief Paul Scurrah as CEO

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Former GE Aerospace CTO Christine Furstoss joins Continuum Powders board Continuum Powders has appointed Christine Furstoss to its board of directors. Furstoss, the former vice president and chief technology officer at GE Aerospace, brings decades of aerospace engineering and executive leadership experience to the company's governance and technology oversight role.

2025-12-07T09:07:01.033061-08:00

Former GE Aerospace CTO Christine Furstoss joins Continuum Powders board

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Qatar Airways names Hamad Ali Al‑Khater as CEO in sudden leadership shake-up Qatar Airways has appointed Hamad Ali Al‑Khater, formerly COO of Hamad International Airport, as group CEO effective Dec. 7, replacing Badr Mohammed Al‑Meer just two years after he succeeded Akbar Al‑Baker. The carrier offered no explanation for the abrupt change.

2025-12-06T23:09:34.101762-08:00

Qatar Airways names Hamad Ali Al‑Khater as CEO in sudden leadership shake-up

Economic Times

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DGCA issues show‑cause notices to IndiGo CEO and COO after mass cancellations tied to pilot‑duty rule change India’s DGCA has issued show‑cause notices to IndiGo’s CEO and COO after mass flight cancellations and disruptions attributed to new pilot duty‑time rules and a pilot shortage. The carrier says it will operate over 70% of its schedule today and expects network stability by Dec. 10.

2025-12-06T10:33:06.345814-08:00

DGCA issues show‑cause notices to IndiGo CEO and COO after mass cancellations tied to pilot‑duty rule change

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

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