Koleilat assumed his current role in April 2017, before which he had been President and CEO of GE in Iraq and the Levant from 2012 to 2017. In June 2023, Riyadh Air signed an order for 90 GEnx-1B engines to power its new fleet of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. In November 2023, Emirates confirmed a deal of 202 GE9X engines at the Dubai Airshow, taking its total number of GE9X engines to 460 units. Koleilat established and serves as an executive sponsor for GE Aerospace’s regional employee resource groups, including Women’s Network, GE Aerospace Volunteers, and HealthAhead.