David Calhoun will leave the plane maker at the end of this year after a panel fell off mid-flight in January.
He Executive Director of Boeing, David Calhoun, will leave the company aircraft manufacturing by the end of the year as part of a extensive administrative restructuring after the crisis generated by a series of incidents.
Boeing has been low intense pressure since early Januarywhen a panel It detached from an Alaska Airlines 737 Max in mid-flight. Investigators point to the lack of several screws that help keep the panel in place, which would have disappeared as a result of repair work carried out at the Boeing factory.
The Federal Aviation Administration The FAA has stepped up its scrutiny of the company, including limiting 737 production. An FAA audit of Boeing's 737 factory near Seattle gave the company failing grades. in numerous aspects of production.
More changes at the top
Stan Dealpresident and CEO of Boeing's commercial aircraft unit, will retire immediately. Stephanie Pope, the company's chief operating officer for less than three months, took over leadership of that key division.
The company indicated that the president of the board of directors, Lawrence Kellnerwill not run for re-election in May, and will be replaced by a former Qualcomm CEO, Steven Mollenkopf, who will lead the search for Calhoun's replacement.
“A turning point for Boeing”
In a note sent to employees Monday, Calhoun, 67, called the accident “a inflection point for Boeing” that requires “a total commitment to safety and quality at all levels of our company.
“The eyes of the world they are set In us and I know we will emerge from this moment a better company, building on all the learnings we accumulated as we worked together to rebuild Boeing over the past few years,” he said.
Executives at some airlines have expressed their frustration with the company, and even minor incidents involving Boeing aircraft have attracted special attention.
The consequences of the January 5 explosion have raised the scrutiny on Boeing to its highest level since two Boeing 737 Max planes crashed in 2018 in Indonesia and in 2019 in Ethiopia. Total, 346 people died in accidents.
