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Boeing 737 program manager to retire amid crisis over jet's grounding: memo
Boeing's 737 jet program manager, Eric Lindblad, will retire in a matter of weeks after roughly 12 months on the job, according to a company memo seen by Reuters on Thursday. Lindblad's departure, after a 34-year career at Boeing, comes as the world's largest planemaker navigates one of the worst crises in its history. Boeing's money-spinning 737 MAX jetliner has been grounded in the wake of two deadly crashes that killed nearly 350 people in the span of five months. Taking… (www.yahoo.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The problems started way before Linblads tenure. And they started a lot higher in the food chain.
wrong damn guy; go up the ladder several more levels, stopping to inform each of them tis time to go.
Retire? He should go to jail....
Well off to a good start - but it takes more than one to do this. Many more knew. A few more critical heads should roll -includding the CEO. Buck stops with him.
A head not 'rolling', but the first announcement of a Boeing employee leaving that had some connection to the 737.
34 year career, that could put him somewhere in his 50's? Seems early, but who knows. Good time to jump as any.
But his leaving doesn't really mean anything more than he's retiring. As far as anyone knows, the management, and cowardly engineers that agreed with them, are still at Boeing. Status quo...
34 year career, that could put him somewhere in his 50's? Seems early, but who knows. Good time to jump as any.
But his leaving doesn't really mean anything more than he's retiring. As far as anyone knows, the management, and cowardly engineers that agreed with them, are still at Boeing. Status quo...
I'm just a passenger but certainly sorry to see these mistakes causing the loss of reputation of one of America's most iconic companies.