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CV NEWS FEED // Boeing announced Monday morning that its CEO, Dave Calhoun, will step down from his role at the close of 2024.
Calhoun has served at the helm of the aerospace giant for just over four years. According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), he “will exit at the end of the year, part of a broader executive shake-up after a Jan. 5 midair blowout and sweeping production problems that have angered airlines and regulators.”
FOX Business reported: “Aside from Calhoun’s departure, Boeing announced an overhaul of its management team as it tries to turn around its reputation.”
“Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) chief Stan Deal will also step down, effective immediately,” FOX Business added.
WSJ indicated that Boeing’s “next leader will confront several problems at the company, including quality issues that have alarmed regulators, production snarls that have angered airlines and restless labor unions and suppliers.”
Per WSJ, Boeing’s “stock has tumbled about 25% year to date.”
In the past few months, the corporation has come under heavy scrutiny following reports of a number of mid-air incidents involving its commercial planes.
Earlier this month, CatholicVote noted that a “Boeing 777 lost one of its tires seconds after taking off from San Francisco International Airport.”
“The tire directly collided with multiple parked cars in the airport parking lot, causing serious damage to at least two, as well as to a nearby fence,” CatholicVote reported. “The plane was full with a total of 249 passengers and crew.”
>> BOEING PLANE BREAKS DOWN MID-TAKEOFF <<
Earlier that same week, passengers on a Boeing 737 witnessed flames shooting from the plane’s engine fifteen minutes after the flight left the ground.
Again from CatholicVote’s March 8 report:
A passenger who was aboard the flight told reporters that “there was just this bright, flashing light that came through the window, and it sounded like a bomb went off.”
Another passenger recounted his experience: “The cabin was dark but it suddenly was illuminated with red, orange, and yellow colors. The engine was totally engulfed in flames.” He said he began to write a farewell email to his wife.
On January 24, Breitbart reported that a “Boeing 757 jet taxiing on the runway with 184 passengers on board at Atlanta’s international airport was forced to abort takeoff when a nose wheel fell off and parted ways with the stricken flight.”
“The wheel ‘came off and rolled down the hill’ as the flight was waiting to begin its journey,” Breitbart added at the time.
>> BOEING ‘DEI’ PUSH FACES SCRUTINY AMID MECHANICAL FAILURES ON MULTIPLE PLANES <<
Earlier that same month, an entire section of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 “blew out mid-flight, reportedly sucking out passengers’ belongings and forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Portland,” The New York Post reported. “The Ontario, California-bound plane departed Portland International Airport … but returned just 35 minutes later following the terrifying ordeal.”
On Friday, Reuters noted that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) penned letters to the flight’s passengers stating that “they may be victims of a crime.”
Days following the 737 MAX 9 incident, X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk made a post to his platform, appearing to tie the mechanical failure to Boeing’s recent emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
“Do you want to fly in an airplane where they prioritized DEI hiring over your safety?” Musk asked on X. “That is actually happening.”
In two-and-a-half months, the January 10 post has received over 167,000 “likes.”
At the time, The New York Post reported:
Beginning in 2022, the aircraft manufacturer changed its incentive plan from giving executives bonuses based on passenger safety, employee safety, and quality to rewarding them if they hit climate and DEI targets.
