Summary Kelly Ortberg, the new president and CEO of Boeing, began his tenure as the chief executive of the aircraft manufacturer as it continues to deal with the fallout of the Alaska Airlines mid-air door plug blowout. Ortberg replaced David Calhoun, who will stay at the company as a member of the board. The new CEO started his tenure just a day after the NTSB ended its two-day hearing about the door plug blowout.
While the two events were unrelated, Kelly Ortberg, the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Boeing , has begun his tenure just as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ended its two-day hearings related to the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 door plug blowout, an event that has sent the aircraft manufacturer into its latest crisis. Replacing Calhoun Ortberg, who replaced David Calhoun, who has remained at the company as a board member, began his tenure as the chief executive of the plane maker on August 8. In a publicly published letter, Ortberg remarked that he was proud and excited to join Boeing, immediately admitting that the company has a lot of work to do to restore trust in the company.
However, he was confident that by working together, its employees will return the manufacturer’s status of being the leader of the industry. “Restoring trust starts with meeting our commitments – whether that’s building high quality, safe commercial aircraft, delivering on defense and space products that allow our customers to meet their miss.