Ortberg Solidifies His Role As Boeing’s Turnaround-In-Chief
Aviation Week editors spoke with Boeing CEO Ortberg in a Seattle factory during a visit in early May.
Credit: Marian Lockhart/Boeing
Kelly Ortberg has had the kind of first year on the job that would make many people glad not to be in his position. Weeks after he became CEO of Boeing on Aug. 8, 2024, the company’s central corps of factory workers in Seattle launched a heated 53-day strike. The disasters piled up: prominent...
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