Emirates’ Clark Says Blowout Illustrates Boeing’s Quality Lapses
- Boeing has grappled with manufacturing issues for years
- Clark bemoans aviation duopoly that leaves little choice
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Emirates President Tim Clark, a powerful voice in the aviation community as the biggest buyer of widebody aircraft, said the accident on a Boeing Co. 737 Max aircraft on Jan. 5 marks a setback for the manufacturer just as it seeks to improve operations.
“They’ve had quality control problems for a long time now, and this is just another manifestation of that,” Clark said in an exclusive interview at his office in Dubai. “I think they’re getting their act together now, but this doesn’t help.”