"Boeing's Leadership Crisis: From Glass Cliff to Engineering Solutions"
U.S. airline bosses' revolt led to the ousting of Boeing's top leadership, including CEO Dave Calhoun, after a door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9. The shakeup came after major U.S. customers demanded a boardroom meeting, expressing frustration at ongoing delays and safety concerns. Airlines are now calling for deeper changes, including selecting a manufacturing heavyweight as CEO, as they face prolonged uncertainty over jet supplies. The industry's intervention demonstrated fragile confidence in Boeing's safety and reliability, with experts noting that the carrier coup will be studied for years.