After months of turbulence for the plane maker,
Boeing bosses are headed for the exits.
In a letter to employees today,
Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun announced he will be
stepping down at the end of the year.
Adding quote I will only feel the journey has been
properly completed when we finish the job that we need
to do and we are going to fix what isn't
working. Boeing is under increased scrutiny after an Alaska Airlines
Boeing 737 Max 9 jet lost a door plug mid
flight earlier this year.
Soon after Calhoun faced lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
We don't put airplanes in the air that we don't
have 100%
confidence in. Following the Alaska Airlines incident,
the New York Times reports Boeing failed 33 of its
89 FAA audits.
Now top airline executives are said to be demanding a
meeting with Boeing's board of directors.
They're actually going over the CEOs head,
and that suggests that they want to talk about the
strategy of the company,
the long term direction of it.
The company also announced several other management changes today.
The CEO of Boeing's Commercial airplanes business is leaving immediately
after 38 years with the company,
and the chairman of the board will not seek re-election
when his term ends.
Christian Cordero, ABC News, Washington.