"American Airlines CEO Demands Boeing's Accountability for Quality Issues"

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American Airlines CEO Robert Isom joins other aviation executives in criticizing Boeing for quality issues, calling them "unacceptable" and stating that the company needs to "get their act together." The criticism comes after a series of quality lapses that have grounded aircraft and disrupted operations for multiple carriers, with Alaska Airlines estimating a $150 million hit from the grounding of a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane. Other airline CEOs have also expressed frustration over Boeing's supply chain challenges and inability to meet contractual obligations, putting pressure on Boeing's executive team to address the issues.
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- American Airlines CEO calls out Boeing saying the company 'needs to get their act together' and that quality issues are 'unacceptable' Fortune
- What the Latest 737 Max Incident Means for Boeing Bloomberg
- Opinion | Boeing’s Problems Started Long Before the Alaska Airlines Mishap The New York Times
- FAA approves a path for Boeing 737 Max 9s to return to operations CNN
- Boeing’s manufacturing, ethical lapses go back decades The Seattle Times
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