Boeing Battles Production Woes and Safety Scandals: CEO to Depart Amidst Turbulence

The American aircraft manufacturer Boeing has been accumulating various production problems and incidents with operational aircraft for over a year, leading to the opening of wide-ranging audits and investigations, and resulting in the departure of its CEO at the end of 2024, announced on Monday. Here is the situation that his yet-to-be-named successor will have to manage. Throughout 2023, the aircraft manufacturer experienced production and delivery delays of the 737, its flagship plane, due to manufacturing issues. In April, Boeing reported defects in parts supplied by its subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems for the rear part of the fuselage of some aircraft. … Continue reading Boeing Battles Production Woes and Safety Scandals: CEO to Depart Amidst Turbulence