A shake-up will see top figures, including chief executive Dave Calhoun, take flight this year as Boeing remains under pressure over quality control.
Boeing has revealed its under-fire chairman and chief executive are leaving their roles while pledging to 'fix' the safety crisis engulfing the planemaker. The company said Dave Calhoun, who has been CEO for just over four years, planned to step down by the year's end as part of a management shake-up. It will also see Stan Hope, the head of its commercial airlines division, retire - and chairman Larry Kellner stand down from the board.
'For years, we prioritised the movement of the airplane through the factory over getting it done right, and that's got to change,' chief financial officer Brian West said last week. Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary, who had previously been critical of quality control at Boeing, said in reaction to the company's statement: 'We welcome these much-needed management changes in Seattle.
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