The vice president of the 737 program and general manager of the Renton factory dies: the Alaska Airlines plane leaves the factory
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Boeing fires managers involved in 737Max 9 scandal. The top management of the factory that built the aircraft affected by the door explosion leaves the US aerospace giant in the middle of the production and image chaos in which the group has fallen, as well as changes in leadership.
The new roof of the factory
Boeing announced that Ed Clark, vice president of the 737 program and general manager of the company's factory in Renton, Washington, will be replaced by Katie Ringgold, who oversees 737 deliveries to customers. A measure that could enable the company to contain the enormous damage to its image caused by the Alaska Airlines accident: videos in which frightened passengers were traveling at an altitude of 5,000 meters without a side door on the fuselage. The accident ended only due to a coincidental event with no injuries among the passengers.
Clark, who spent nearly 18 years at Boeing, is just the first step in the company's management. The manager also took over management of the Renton plant in 2021 as the company worked to recover from two fatal MAX accidents in 2018 and 2019.
the next steps
Aviation giant Boeing is creating a new position to oversee quality control at Boeing's commercial aircraft division. Elizabeth Lund, senior vice president at Boeing, will assume this role. The restructuring was announced in an email to employees from Stan Deal, head of Boeing's commercial aircraft division. Right now, Wall Street is watching. Whether the changes will succeed in restoring order and, above all, orders in Boeing's production lines will become clear in the coming months
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