Beoing chief Calhoun to step down in shake-up after door panel safety crisis

26 Mar Beoing chief Calhoun to step down in shake-up after door panel safety crisis

Boeing’s chief executive and chair are both leaving the struggling US aircraft manufacturer as it attempts to draw a line under a safety crisis after a door panel feel from a plane mid-flight

Chief officer인 Dave Calhoun은 연말에 step down 할 것이고
Larry Kellner는 stop leading the board after Boeing’s annual meeting in May 할 것임

Kellner는 전 Qualcomm chief officer Steve Mollenkopf로 대체될 것이고, 그가 칼훈의 successor를 물색할 예정

The management shake-up caps weeks of turmoil for the group after a door panel belw out during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.

보잉의 737 맥스 9를 involve했던 그 사고는 현재 US Department of Justice, the National Transportation Safety Board 그리고 US Federal Aviation Administration 의 조사를 받고 있음.

manufacturing floaw들을 resolve하는 동안, 보잉은 737 맥스 기의 production을 slow 해야 했고, 이로 인한 delays in aircraft delivery 로 인하여 flight shcedule을 일부 항공사들은 amend해야 했음.

지난 주에, 보잉은 이 위기로 인하여 당초 예상보다 더 많은 cash burning을 할 것이라고 경고한 바 있음

Beoing shares were up 1.7 per cent at midday in New York yesterday. They have fallend 23 per cent in the wake of the door panel incident, giving the company a market value of $116.8bn.

“The shake-up was a “partial step towards chaing Beoing’s culture to underscore safety and rebuild investor confidence. The fact the board has until the end of the year to find a new chief executive was a plus, because it provides leadership continuity.”

Beoing’s biggest airline customers had criticised the manufacturer’s production problems and quality lapses following the Alaska Airlines accident.