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The new boss of Boeing's commercial airplanes division is a third-generation employee


Stephanie Pope has worked for Boeing for almost 30 years in a variety of senior roles, most recently as COO.

In his Monday announcement that he'd be stepping down as CEO of Boeing, Dave Calhoun also named Stephanie Pope as the new head of its commercial airplanes division. Pope's new role comes amid intense scrutiny of Boeing's safety record after the Alaska Airlines blowout that Calhoun described as a "watershed moment." She was CEO of the global services division before becoming COO and has also held senior roles in other business units including commercial airplanes.

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