Boeing 737 MAX executive will leave after latest grounding
February 21, 2024
Boeing’s 737 MAX program vice president Ed Clark is expected to leave the U.S. aviation giant amid a leadership team reshuffle, the company said Wednesday.
Clark, head of Boeing’s 737 jet program, has been with the company for 18 years.
He will be replaced as vice president and general manager of the 737 program by Katie Ringgold.
The move comes with Boeing still under scrutiny following a mid-air explosion on one of its 737 MAX 9 aircraft in January.
The U.S. aviation regulator said in January that the 737 MAX 9 can return to flying, but told Boeing to put plans to expand production of the model on ice and keep production rates at current levels.
Planes were also grounded for more than a year in most parts of the world between 2019 and 2020 after two crashes.
The MAX models, several of which have already entered production, are the latest in Boeing’s long-running series of 737 planes, which are the company’s best-selling aircraft type by volume.
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Source: DW
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