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Boeing’s Key Legal Adviser on 737 Max Crisis Will Retire

Luttig worked closely with former CEO, will depart at year-end
Decision adds to management turmoil as pressure rises with FAA

Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

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December 26, 2019, 9:36 PM UTCUpdated onDecember 27, 2019, 2:45 PM UTC

Boeing Co. said another high-ranking executive working on the company’s response to the 737 Max crisis will step down.

Michael Luttig, 65, will retire at year-end, Boeing said in a statement Thursday, three days after the planemaker announced the departure of Dennis Muilenburg as chief executive officer. Luttig, the company’s former general counsel, was reassigned in May to advise Muilenburg and the board of directors on legal matters related to two deadly Max crashes.