Three top Boeing executives, including its CEO, will resign, the company said Monday, after a series of incidents with its planes put its manufacturing processes under scrutiny and raised fears about air safety.
Boeing CEO
Dave Calhoun
confirmed in a statement that he will resign.
So will
Stan Deal
, CEO and president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, and the company's president,
Larry Kellner
, who will not run for re-election at the next annual meeting of shareholders.
“CEO Dave Calhoun today announced his decision to step down at the end of 2024. He will continue to lead Boeing throughout the year to complete the important ongoing work of stabilizing and positioning the company for the future,” Boeing said in a statement.
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun announced that he will step down at the end of 2024. Aaron Schwartz / NurPhoto via Getty Images file
The company has been under scrutiny after a series of incidents with its planes, including one that occurred aboard a Boeing 737 Max flown by Alaska Airlines in January, which lost part of the fuselage in the air.
Even though Boeing announced a series of measures to improve safety and pledged to work with federal investigators in this area, many passengers have reported feeling nervous when boarding their planes.
In a letter to company workers, posted on Boeing's website, Calhoun acknowledged that the Alaska Airlines incident had changed the company.
“As everyone knows, the incident with Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was a watershed moment for Boeing,” he wrote.
“We must continue to respond to this accident with humility and complete transparency.
We must also instill a total commitment to safety and quality at all levels of it.”
“We have the eyes of the world on us,” he said, referring to Boeing's ongoing efforts to assure both the company's airline customers and the public that its planes are safe.