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As a Boeing retiree with 38 years of experience at the Everett Boeing plant, I appreciate the editorial “Congress must force Boeing to be better” [Jan. 21, Opinion].
I disagree, however, with the idea that a change in Boeing’s leadership would be of little help. Vigorous federal oversight alone will not fix the internal blindness of Boeing’s leadership.
Past Boeing leaders such as Alan Mulally and Pat Shanahan were strategic, future-oriented thinkers who thoroughly understood the manufacturing process and the importance of safety and quality Boeing products.
The current CEO is a bean counter who does not seem to understand the complexity of the process and doesn’t live in Washington state, where the bulk of the work is still done.
As he continues to downplay the company’s accountability, his board of directors blindly follows along as they also do not possess the relevant experience.
Boeing will not survive under its current leadership. Shareholders, as well as other Boeing supporters, should demand a change.
We would be fortunate to have Shanahan (or someone like him) return as CEO, a man with the requisite understanding, humility and orientation to lead Boeing back to building the best aircraft in the world.
David L. Clay, Snohomish
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