Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg resigned Monday over the deadly Max 737 debacle that has plunged the aircraft maker into crisis and damaged its reputation as one of the stalwarts of American industry. Last week, the crisis inside the company deepened when Boeing announced it will suspend production of the Max in January. Boeing said Muilenburg will depart immediately and the board's current chairman, David Calhoun, will take over as CEO on Jan. 13. The crashes and the decisions that were made leading up to those tragedies have shaken Boeing. Muilenburg's departure was long overdue, said Robert Clifford, a Chicago lawyer representing several people who are suing Boeing after losing relatives in the Ethiopia crash.

Source: Ethiopian News December 23, 2019 17:48 UTC