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Boeing fires embattled CEO Dennis Muilenburg
ABC 'News' ^ | 12/23/19 | David Kerley, Catherine Thorbecke

Posted on 12/23/2019 7:06:01 AM PST by Libloather

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has been fired, the company announced Monday morning.

David Calhoun was named new CEO.

CFO Greg Smith will serve as interim CEO until Calhoun takes on the role on Jan. 13.

With the "new leadership," Boeing said in a statement, the company "will operate with a renewed commitment to full transparency, including effective and proactive communication with the FAA, other global regulators and its customers."

Muilenburg's ousting comes days after the Boeing Starliner’s failed mission to the International Space Station.

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KEYWORDS: boeing; ceo; fired; muilenburg
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Does he get a free ticket home or will he have to use those frequent flyer miles?
1 posted on 12/23/2019 7:06:01 AM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

He gets a free Flight home on a 737 MAX.


2 posted on 12/23/2019 7:09:24 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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To: Libloather

Dennis was a politician from his first day at Boeing. He was obsessed with climbing the corporate ladder so all he did was play politics. He nearly destroyed Boeing in the process.


3 posted on 12/23/2019 7:12:29 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: Libloather

Move the headquarters to the same building as the engineering department.

Just a suggestion.


4 posted on 12/23/2019 7:13:35 AM PST by ptsal ( Media & DNC word game. It wasn't spying, it was just surveillance.)
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To: Libloather

Saw what seemed like a summary of the problem: The 787 MAX was different enough in behavior than other 737s that Boeing should have and didn’t provide the necessary pilot training.

It appears that no customers have cancelled orders for the plane.


5 posted on 12/23/2019 7:13:39 AM PST by cymbeline
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To: Libloather

That’s not a Starliner, it’s an Apollo capsule.


6 posted on 12/23/2019 7:13:57 AM PST by Jim Noble (There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
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To: Libloather

Too early. I heard in Russia they are discussing a ban on export of titanium to US and to sanction their companies from Boeing’s trade. That could halt 777 and 787 production for at least 11 months and would cost Boeing billions to replace Russian imports. On top of Max troubles probably it would be the last straw.


7 posted on 12/23/2019 7:14:12 AM PST by NorseViking
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To: Kickass Conservative

“He gets a free Flight home on a 737 MAX.”
He gets to be solo pilot.
With only one AOA sensor.
And the old software.
Good luck, buttwipe.


8 posted on 12/23/2019 7:16:52 AM PST by Da Coyote (is)
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To: Libloather

This move is way too late.


9 posted on 12/23/2019 7:19:05 AM PST by rexthecat
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To: Libloather

After the 737Max and the Starliner screw up, someone has to be sent packing. The CEO is the top choice, but it is a culture issue I suspect internally at Boeing. They need to get lean and mean, and smarter.
I’d start with getting a really clear look at the Engineering side. Going to be hard, because if they are “protected quota people” they can’t be canned.
You should do a blind ranking of the teams and cull out folks. I’m afraid you can’t actually do this anymore without the Racist and Sexist lawsuits.


10 posted on 12/23/2019 7:21:42 AM PST by King_Corey (Buy American - https://madeinamericastore.com/)
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Agreed


11 posted on 12/23/2019 7:21:57 AM PST by rdl6989
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That 737 Max has been a disaster for Boeing, but I would not call them down and out yet. Their 787 is in a good spot to dominate the long haul international market with the decision by Airbus to cancel the A380. Both great airplanes but what happened to domestic here is happening to international. Carriers are choosing shorter, hub based routes. Routes the A330 and the 767 and 737 can deliver on. For those long haul non-stops the 787 Dreamliner is a terrific airline for. I think for the next 20+ years, development of the super jumbo as a platform is dead.


12 posted on 12/23/2019 7:27:53 AM PST by pburgh01 (Negan all the MSM)
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To: ptsal

The move to Chicago signaled stupidity...


13 posted on 12/23/2019 7:30:05 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: King_Corey

I’m sure he received a handsome assortment of parting gifts. It is all contractual.


14 posted on 12/23/2019 7:35:10 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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“I’d start with getting a really clear look at the Engineering side. Going to be hard, because if they are “protected quota people” they can’t be canned.”

On one hand, Boeing now has their engineering reporting structure, but on the other hand, their new BGS CEO started his introduction speech with a presentation titled “I am diversity”. A man born in the US claimed to be ‘African’ because he is black.


15 posted on 12/23/2019 7:36:06 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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He gets a free Flight home on a 737 MAX.

...

That would be several times safer than driving a car, and just as safe as any other airliner provided the pilots and maintenance are competent.


16 posted on 12/23/2019 7:52:47 AM PST by Moonman62 (Charity comes from wealth, or producing more than we consume.)
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To: NorseViking

“I heard in Russia they are discussing a ban on export of titanium to US”

Good, we deserve it, given the way we’ve treated Russia, especially in Hillary’s day.


17 posted on 12/23/2019 7:56:39 AM PST by BobL (I drive a pickup truck to work because it makes me feel like a man.)
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To: NorseViking

[Too early. I heard in Russia they are discussing a ban on export of titanium to US and to sanction their companies from Boeing’s trade. That could halt 777 and 787 production for at least 11 months and would cost Boeing billions to replace Russian imports. On top of Max troubles probably it would be the last straw.]


No big deal. Plenty of other titanium producers. I’d love to see Uncle Sam start to squeeze Russian companies, though. There are plenty that trade with the EU. Would be nice to zero out their EU revenues. Meanwhile, Trump is starting to look at limiting titanium imports from potentially hostile countries and regions that might be affected during a military conflict with those countries:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ikebrannon/2019/04/29/titanium-productions-perilous-u-s-future/#6768b12f6a72


18 posted on 12/23/2019 7:59:59 AM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: Zhang Fei

Nobody says they are indispensable. But the idea is that not only Russia is the biggest sort of titanium. They also have the most expertise working on it. Not only the titanium parts in Boeing planes are made out of Russian titanium, they are designed and built in Russia as well. To think out how to get the raw material and to figure out building highly specialized parts to decent quality is a problem Boeing doesn’t need right now.


19 posted on 12/23/2019 8:39:02 AM PST by NorseViking
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To: NorseViking

Sort=source.


20 posted on 12/23/2019 8:42:38 AM PST by NorseViking
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