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Fortune
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

American Airlines CEO longs for the day when Boeing is not a distraction

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Boeing has been plagued by missteps and delays all year, and despite appointing new leadership, the CEO of one of its biggest customers is not exactly doing cartwheels.

In the aftermath of the Alaska Airlines door plug scare in January that brought Boeing’s problems to the forefront, American Airlines CEO Robert Isom quickly became the aircraft manufacturers’ critic-in-chief. In an interview with CNBC Thursday, Isom said he’s looking forward to Boeing righting the ship.

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