Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is set to step down from his position by the end of the year, as the company undergoes a leadership transition in response to ongoing concerns surrounding the quality and safety of Boeing aircraft.
Additional high-ranking executives are departing the organization, including Larry Kellner, who stepped down as board chair in May, and Stan Deal, the CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, who has chosen to retire without delay.
In a recent development, Stephanie Pope, the Chief Operation Officer of Boeing, is set to assume the role previously held by Deal.
Meanwhile, Steve Mollenkopf is poised to take on the position of the company’s new board chair. This transition marks a significant change in leadership for Boeing.
In a recent development, the company has come under intense scrutiny following an incident where a Boeing plane’s door plug unexpectedly blew off during an Alaska Airlines flight.
This alarming incident, which occurred in January and involved over 170 passengers, resulted in the plane having to make an emergency landing.
The incident involving Alaska Airlines sparked a wave of federal and congressional investigations into Boeing’s safety and manufacturing practices.
In recent testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Jennifer Homendy, Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, revealed that Boeing declined to disclose the identities of the individuals comprising a 25-member team responsible for a door plug incident on an Alaska Airlines aircraft.
In recent months, there have been notable incidents involving various Boeing aircraft.
For instance, a United Airlines Boeing 737 encountered a midflight incident where an external panel became detached.
Similarly, a Boeing 737-800 in Japan had to abort its flight due to a crack found in the cockpit window.
In recent developments, it has been discovered that a Boeing plant in Renton, Washington, did not meet 33 out of 88 production standards, according to the Federal Aviation Authority.
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