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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Callum Jones in New York and agencies

Boeing names Robert ‘Kelly’ Ortberg as new president and CEO

a man stands in the middle of technical equipment
Robert ‘Kelly’ Ortberg is arriving at Boeing after a stint at Rockwell Collins, an aerospace supplier. Photograph: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Boeing has named the aerospace industry veteran Robert “Kelly” Ortberg as its new president and CEO as the struggling planemaker fights to repair its reputation and shore up its business.

A terrifying cabin panel blowout in January sparked the company’s biggest safety crisis since two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019, which killed 346 people.

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