Boeing named David Longridge as president of Boeing Business Jets (BBJ). At BBJ, Longridge leads a team of people responsible for the sales, support and operations of Boeing commercial products in VIP, government and military service.

"I'm very pleased to have a strong leader like David to lead the BBJ team," said John Wojick, senior vice president, Global Sales & Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "David understands BBJ, brings a wide range of experience and understands how to support our customers with our market leading products and services."

Longridge, a 21-year veteran of Boeing, most recently served as Sales director based in the United Kingdom leading the British Airways, Finnair, Iberia and TUI accounts. He previously was a sales director for BBJ when the group was founded, in 1996.