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Boeing’s CEO David Calhoun on Monday announced he would leave the company, the latest fallout for the planemaker amid multiple federal probes into its practices following a 737 MAX door blowout in January.
The aerospace company also announced that Stanley Deal, the head of Boeing’s commercial airplanes, would retire. Stephanie Pope, the company’s chief operating officer, will replace Deal effective immediately. Calhoun will exit his position by year’s end.
Calhoun stepped into the role of CEO after the resignation of Dennis Muilenburg, who himself left after the 2018 and 2019 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people overseas and spawned multiple federal probes and lawsuits.
In recent weeks, Calhoun has been called to explain Boeing’s quality control issues to lawmakers on Capitol Hill following the door plug blowout on board an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this year. The fallout from the incident has dominated headlines, with the Federal Aviation Administration as well as the National Transportation Safety Board initiating probes into the company and its contractor Spirit AeroSystems.
