Select Boeing performance under David Calhoun

March 26, 2024, (c) Leeham News: For more than a quarter of a century, Boeing’s Board of Directors focused on stock price and shareholder value as the top priority for the company’s performance. Jim McNerney was CEO from… Read More

Update: Calhoun to retire, Deal out, Pope in, Kellner leaving, Mollenkopf new chair at Boeing

By Scott Hamilton Analysis March 25, 2024, © Leeham News: The changes at The Boeing Co. and at Boeing Commercial Airplanes today speak to the depth of the crisis at the company following Jan. 5’s accident on Alaska… Read More

Breaking News: Calhoun to retire, Deal out, Pope in, Kellner leaving, Mollenkopf new chair at Boeing

Boeing press release; LNA take to follow. Boeing Announces Board and Management Changes Dave Calhoun announces intent to step down as CEO at the end of 2024; Calhoun will continue to lead Boeing through year-end Independent Board Chair… Read More

Pontifications: “Boards are invested in their C.E.O.s until they’re not.”

March 12, 2024, © Leeham News: Loss of confidence in Boeing’s leadership from its customers is growing, according to industry sources. It’s not just with the leadership at Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), where CEO Stan Deal is under… Read More

Boeing’s safety improvement since the 2018-19 MAX crisis needs more work

Editor’s Note: This story was written before the release yesterday of an independent Expert Panel appointed by Congressional mandate to review Boeing’s safety culture. The report may be downloaded here: Boeing Safety Study by FAA Panel 2-26-24 By… Read More

Aboulafia calls for “regime change now” at Boeing

By Scott Hamilton Feb. 6, 2024, © Leeham News: With hundreds of new 737 MAXes facing delays due to the Federal Aviation Administration’s freeze on production rates, how much compensation will Boeing owe airlines and lessors? It’s a… Read More

Culture change needed at Boeing; labor contract talks begin in March and could lead the way

A Leeham News Editorial Jan. 29, 2024, © Leeham News: If Boeing is to emerge from its latest crisis unscathed, it will need to commit to a culture change. That’s the consensus of industry watchers, and it’s one… Read More

Leadership changes required at Boeing, say conference delegates

By Scott Hamilton Analysis Special Coverage of the Boeing Crisis Jan. 26, 2024, © Leeham News: At the first commercial aviation conference following the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 accident on Jan. 5, much of the conversation… Read More

Culture key to latest Boeing MAX crisis: panelists

By Scott Hamilton Special Coverage of the Boeing crisis Jan. 24, 2024, © Leeham News: What began as a non-fatal accident with an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 on Jan. 5 has blown into a full crisis for… Read More

“Unplanned” removal, installation inspection procedure at Boeing

By the Leeham News Team Jan. 15, 2024, © Leeham News: It’s not supposed to happen. The door plug on the Boeing 737-9 MAX isn’t supposed to separate from the airplane in flight, as it did on Alaska… Read More