Key Points
In just months, Boeing Co. has suffered a series of quality lapses that threaten to erode trust in the manufacturing prowess of the biggest US exporter notably its 737 Max aircraft, a crucial cash cow...
The latest, most serious, mishap occurred on the evening of Jan. 5, when a door-shaped panel ripped out as an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 climbed out of Portland, Oregon..
For Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun, the Alaska Air episode is another blow to his efforts to stabilize the company after half a decade of upheaval, coming just a few days into a new year he had heralded as crucial to a turnaround..
As the latest Max crisis unfolded, Boeings commercial airplanes chief Stan Deal and Brad McMullen, senior vice president of sales, led teams of people reaching out to keep customers ahead of fast-moving developments..
Hours before the FAA acted, United Airlines, the biggest operator of the Max 9 variant, had already begun pulling planes out of service at Boeings direction, starting with five Max 9 built in a similar time frame to the Alaska Air jet...
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