The longer-term effects on Boeing and for airlines such as Ryanair, which has placed one of the world s largest orders for the Max 10 planes, are still unknown
For Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun, the Alaska Air episode is another blow to his efforts to stabilize the company after half a decade of upheaval, coming just a few days into a new year he had heralded as crucial to a turnaround. Boeing is still feeling the reverberations of two deadly 737 Max crashes almost five years ago that shook confidence in the company. Now Boeings fraught relationship with its biggest supplier — Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. — stands to face fresh scrutiny.
In just months, Boeing Co. has suffered a series of quality lapses that threaten to erode trust in the manufacturing prowess of the biggest US exporter notably its 737 Max aircraft, a crucial cash cow.
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