Boeing has promoted Zaid Alami as the country managing director for PT Boeing Indonesia, effective immediately. Alami most recently served as the leader of Boeing’s Global Support Center in Jakarta which provides enhanced product and strategic engineering support to Southeast Asia’s growing commercial aviation industry. Previously, Alami was an experimental flight test engineer and led the support for multiple customers with the introduction of the 787 and 737 MAX into their fleets globally.
Alexander Feldman, president of Boeing Southeast Asia said: “Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, and soon to be the world’s fourth-largest aviation market is critical to Boeing. We are excited to have Zaid lead Boeing’s operations in Indonesia and advance our 73 years of relationship in the country. I cannot think of a better individual than Zaid who brings a wealth of aerospace engineering expertise and significant experience working with our Indonesian customers to drive Boeing’s growth in the country.”
Zaid Alami, Country Managing Director, PT Boeing Indonesia said: “Indonesia is a country of strategic importance for Boeing across our commercial airplanes, defense and services businesses. Building on our partnership with Indonesia, Boeing is, and continues to be committed to working with Indonesia’s civil aviation and defense customers and partners, and help achieve the country’s aerospace ambitions.”
Alami is based in Jakarta and will lead Boeing’s operations and growth strategy in Indonesia.