{"id":75706,"date":"2024-08-15T18:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guid_108021027"},"modified":"2024-08-15T18:00:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:00:15","slug":"united-ceo-expresses-renewed-confidence-in-boeing-after-meeting-with-new-leader-ortberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/united-ceo-expresses-renewed-confidence-in-boeing-after-meeting-with-new-leader-ortberg\/","title":{"rendered":"United CEO expresses &#8216;renewed confidence&#8217; in Boeing after meeting with new leader Ortberg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/united-ceo-expresses-renewed-confidence-in-boeing-after-meeting-with-new-leader-ortberg.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-107377084\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imagePlaceholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:55.55555555555556%\">\n<div style=\"height:100%\" class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbedCaption\">United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby celebrates the opening of a new addition to its Flight Training Center in Denver, Colorado, on Feb. 22, 2024.<\/div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbedCredit\">Hyoung Chang | Denver Post | Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p><span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">United Airlines<\/span><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> CEO Scott Kirby says he is optimistic about <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-2\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Boeing<\/span><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>&#8216;s recovery after meeting with the manufacturer&#8217;s <span class=\"waslinkname\">new chief executive<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an upbeat change of tune from the head of United, a top Boeing customer that has been among the most <span class=\"waslinkname\">publicly frustrated<\/span> about the planemaker&#8217;s problems, which have led to <span class=\"waslinkname\">delayed deliveries<\/span> of dozens of aircraft.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:100%\" class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p>Kirby and Boeing&#8217;s new CEO Robert &#8220;Kelly&#8221; Ortberg had lunch earlier this week in the Dallas area. Kirby said in a <span class=\"waslinkname\">LinkedIn post<\/span> on Thursday that he &#8220;was not only encouraged by what I heard, but I also came away with a renewed confidence that Boeing is on the right path and will recover faster than most expect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>United has 484 unfilled orders with Boeing, according to the manufacturer&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>Ortberg also met with <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-7\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">American Airlines<\/span><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> CEO Robert Isom earlier this week, according to a person familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Ortberg, who previously ran commercial and defense supplier Rockwell Collins and has more than three decades of experience in the aerospace industry, took the reins at Boeing a week ago, spending part of his first day at Boeing&#8217;s 737 factory floor in Renton, Washington. Ortberg will be based in Seattle, a shift from previous leaders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His engineering background at Rockwell Collins, combined with an instinct to be close to his frontline teams in Seattle, makes for a winning combination,&#8221; Kirby wrote on Thursday. &#8220;It was clear from our discussion that he&#8217;s 100% engaged, understands the cultural changes needed to turn things around and is committed to listening to his employees and customers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:100%\" class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p>United and other major customers such as <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-8\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Southwest Airlines<\/span><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> have been grappling with delayed jetliners as Boeing tries to recover from its latest safety crisis in the wake of a <span class=\"waslinkname\">door plug blowout<\/span> on an <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-10\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Alaska Airlines<\/span><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> 737 Max 9 earlier this year. <\/p>\n<p>No one was seriously injured in the accident \u2014 which occurred<span class=\"waslinkname\"> after bolts that hold the door plug in place<\/span> weren&#8217;t installed before the airline received the plane \u2014 but it came after a host of other manufacturing defects on Boeing planes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In speaking with our customers and industry partners leading up to today, I can tell you that without exception, everyone wants us to succeed,&#8221; Ortberg said in a note to staff on his first day last Thursday. &#8220;In many cases, they NEED us to succeed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-relatedContent\" id=\"RegularArticle-RelatedContent-1\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-container\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-nonCollapsibleContent\">\n<h2 class=\"RelatedContent-header\">Read more CNBC airline news<\/h2>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"waslinkname\">Delta says chaos after CrowdStrike outage cost it $380 million in revenue<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"waslinkname\">Boeing&#8217;s new outsider CEO takes the helm from the factory floor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"waslinkname\">NTSB 737 Max hearing puts Boeing&#8217;s troubled factories in the spotlight<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ArticleBody-MobileAdhesion\" class=\"MobileAdhesion-container\" data-module=\"mps-slot\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby celebrates the opening of a new addition to its Flight Training Center in Denver, Colorado, on Feb. 22, 2024. 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