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Kayode "K" Ariwodola is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in the aviation industry, currently serving as the Director of Global Safety & Regulatory Affairs for the Middle East & Africa at Boeing since 2004. In this role, Kayode leads the integration of Boeing resources to enhance airline operators' safety strategies and collaborates with regulatory bodies to promote safe aviation operations. Previous positions at Boeing include Senior Manager for Airplane Maintenance Technologies and Operations Engineering, Engineering Manager, Senior Project Engineer, and Project Engineer, where Kayode managed engineering teams and developed maintenance technologies while achieving significant cost reductions and improving operational availability. Additionally, Kayode is the Managing Director and Founder of the Aviation and Aerospace Development Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to enhancing aviation education in developing countries. Academic qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering from North Carolina State University and an MBA in Global Marketing from City University of Seattle.
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Boeing is a leading global aerospace company that develops, manufactures, and services commercial airplanes, defense products, and space systems in more than 150 countries. Given the changes in customer needs throughout time, they are constantly adjusting their capabilities in designing and building service options for their customers. Boeing's headquarters are near Washington, DC. They employ over 140,000 people across the US. However, they operate all over the world in more than 65 countries. Boeing has three business units that they operate across: Commercial Airplanes, Defense, Space & Security, and Boeing Global Services. The more functional organizations across the company are engineering, program management, technology and development-program execution, advanced design and manufacturing systems, safety, finance, quality and productivity improvement, and information technology. Boeing's Commercial Airplanes business unit is known for their 737, 747, 767, 777 and 787 families of airplanes and the Boeing Business Jet range. 10,000 Boeing-built commercial jetliners are in service worldwide. Their Defense, Space & Security business unit is known for their KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft, AH-64 Apache helicopter; the 702 family of satellites; CST-100 Starliner spacecraft; and the autonomous Echo Voyager. The Boeing Global Services business unit works to deliver service solutions for commercial, defense, and space customers. They offer cost-competitive service solutions to make sure the aircraft is operating at high efficiency. Lastly, the Boeing Capital Corporation is the financial provider for Boeing customers. They make sure that customers have the financing to buy and take delivery of their Boeing products.