XDY Exchange|Boeing ousts head of 737 jetliner program weeks after panel blowout on a flight over Oregon

2025-05-07 05:09:11source:Sterling Prestoncategory:My

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing said Wednesday that the head of its 737 program is XDY Exchangeleaving the company in an executive shake-up weeks after a door panel blew out on a flight over Oregon, renewing questions about safety at the company.

Boeing announced the departure of Ed Clark, who had been with the company for 18 years.

Katie Ringgold will succeed him as vice president and general manager of the 737 program, and the company’s Renton, Washington site.

The moves are part of the company’s “enhanced focus on ensuring that every airplane we deliver meets or exceeds all quality and safety requirements,” Boeing Commercial Airplanes President Stan Deal wrote in an email to employees. “Our customers demand, and deserve, nothing less.”

In January, an emergency door panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 over Oregon. Bolts that helped secure a panel to the frame of the 737 Max 9 were missing before the panel blew off the Alaska Airlines plane last month, according to accident investigators.

The shake-up comes after the head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Boeing — under pressure from airlines to produce large numbers of planes — is not paying enough attention to safety.

Boeing Co., which is based in Arlington, Virginia, also named longtime executive Elizabeth Lund to the new position of senior vice president for BCA Quality, where she will lead quality control and quality assurance efforts.

More:My

Recommend

Horoscopes Today, August 14, 2024

Here are the horoscopes for today, Wednesday, August 14, 2024.For full daily and monthly horoscopes

South Carolina and Iowa top seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament

Undefeated South Carolina is the top overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament as the bracket was

Kent State coach Rob Senderoff rallies around player who made costly foul in loss to Akron

Kent State men's basketball coach Rob Senderoff is backing his player who mistakenly made a costly f