Transportation
Biggest Challenge Facing New Boeing CEO Is Winning Over Airlines
- Overhaul took shape after airline chiefs sought board talks
- Calhoun’s successor to inherit big challenges, chance to reset
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Boeing Co.’s customers finally have what they’ve been after: a leadership shakeup at the planemaker.
Days after top executives of major US airlines turned up the heat on Boeing’s board to get a handle on its spiraling safety crisis, the embattled manufacturer announced one of the most dramatic overhauls in its century-long history. The trio that has led the company for the past four tumultuous years is relinquishing control, including Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun.