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Boeing is swapping leaders on two major airplane programs, installing Larry Loftis as vice president and general manager on the to replace Scott Fancher, who takes Loftis&#; former post as vice president and general manager of the

The changes were announced Friday morning on Boeing&#;s internal news system.

The company said it wouldn&#;t comment on the switch and wouldn&#;t make the executives available for interviews.

Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said in a statement that the changes will &#;better align our organization for the challenges ahead.&#;

Loftis&#; appointment to the program &#;will take advantage of Larry&#;s more than 32 years of commercial product experience and knowledge of Boeing&#;s production system,&#; Albaugh said.

The changes come as Boeing decides where it wants the program to go next, said Scott Hamilton, an aviation consultant at Leeham Co.

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