Categories: News

737 MAX Crisis: Former CEO Dennis Muilenburg fired by Boeing

Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company has fired its current CEO Dennis Muilenburg. Boeing’s’ board of directors arranged the meeting on the night of Sunday where Muilenburg was asked for immediate resignation. The aerospace giant came forward with a statement saying:

“The board of directors decided that a change in leadership was necessary to restore confidence in the company moving forward as it works to repair relationships with customers, regulators, and all other stakeholders.”

The global confidence of Boeing has crumbled when two of the 737 Max Jetliner airplane crashed in Indonesia (November 2018) and Ethiopia (March 2019) just five months apart. Almost 347 people were killed in the plane crash. An automated stall-prevention system is known as MCAS is said to have played a role in the crashing. These two crashes led to various investigations including a federal criminal probe about the development of airplanes and certification by the FAA (Federal Administration Aviation).

Just a few weeks ago in an interview with CBS Dennis Muilenburg was adamant that he is the right person for leading Boeing Company. Muilenburg was replaced by the current chairperson of the company; Dave Calhoun. The new CEO will come into action by the 13th of January next year. Regaining the trust of passengers, for now, is the utmost priority of Calhoun. The Company’s latest interim chairman said: “Calhoun has the deep industry experience and a proven track record of strong leadership.

The company manufactured a rocket that had a mission of heading toward the international space station that failed due to a system glitch. Boeing’s shares faced a drop down of 20 percent since the 737 crash. The shares have however risen nearly 4 percent after the announcement of the changes.

Sponsored
Naima Rabbie

Share
Published by
Naima Rabbie

Recent Posts

Phase-II Review of PTCL-Telenor Deal Finalized by CCP

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has completed its Phase-II review of Pakistan Telecommunication…

3 mins ago

Xiaomi’s SU7 Achieves New Production Record, Driving Q3 Growth

Xiaomi has shattered records by producing 100,000 vehicles in just 230 days. This is nearly…

2 hours ago

Teachers Can Now Access OpenAI’s Free AI Course

OpenAI, in collaboration with nonprofit organization Common Sense Media, announced on Wednesday the launch of…

3 hours ago

WhatsApp-Inspired Updates Under Testing in Google Messages

Google is exploring a revamped image-sharing interface in its Messages app, taking cues from WhatsApp…

3 hours ago

Create AI Video Backgrounds with YouTube Shorts’ Dream Screen

When it comes to online video streaming, YouTube is among the most well-known options. Every…

3 hours ago

Telecom Operators to Automatically Restore SIMs for Tax Filers

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a comprehensive mechanism for blocking and unblocking…

4 hours ago