Kevin McAllister has been replaced as the President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Aircraft, making him the highest-ranking departure resulting from the 737 MAX crisis. He will be replaced by Stan Deal, the current head of Boeing’s Global Services business…
The business aviation world remains US-market centric, with about 1/2 of the world market, and the National Business Aircraft Association’s Business Aircraft Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) will get underway in Las Vegas early next week. We can expect an interesting…
News reports today indicate that text messages between Boeing employees show that the company apparently lied to the FAA regarding the safety of the MAX and that Boeing knew about these messages for some time before turning them over to…
In light of the latest revelation that Boeing apparently lied to the FAA, we have some questions for our readers. Also, see this NYT story first. We have a survey for you here. Summary results after submission. Responses are anonymous.…
Boeing’s Board of Directors took action in stripping Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg of his Chairmanship, appointing non-executive director David Calhoun as its new Chairman. Calhoun has experience in facing challenges, and his appointment was positively viewed by Boeing’s customers. In…
The Joint Authorities Technical Review released its Final Submittal_to_FAA_ on the certification of the Boeing 737 MAX Flight Control System late last week and was highly critical of both Boeing and the FAA. That 28 member committee was chaired by Christopher…