Boeing CEO’s Fate Intertwines With 737 Max’s as Key Tests Loom
- Muilenburg, company’s best-selling plane enter crucial month
- Reports on engineer’s whistle-blower complaint add to pressure
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Boeing Co. is entering a crucial month for its grounded 737 Max jetliner and its chief executive officer.
Dennis Muilenburg’s future is inextricably tied to that of the plane, which is nearing a key test with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration amid a flying ban in its seventh month after two deadly crashes. If regulators approve the aircraft to return to the skies, Boeing’s best-selling jet must still win acceptance from airline flight crews and the flying public.