The troubles of Kelly Ortberg, the CEO of American aircraft company Boeing, do not seem to be decreasing. After taking over as the Chairman and CEO of Boeing on august 8, 2024, he is facing one challenge after another. In his first nine months at Boeing, he faced the cash problem faced by the company, employee strikes, security and operational problems.
Mountain of troubles on Kelly
He has also handled the trade war waged by the US against China, one of Boeing's biggest customers. All these things were going on one after the other and now after the tragic accident of flight AI171 flying from ahmedabad to london Gatwick, Kelly is again facing a mountain of troubles. Boeing shares fell by 5% on thursday after reports that a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 people crashed just 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) from the runway while flying from ahmedabad to London.
Questions being raised on Boeing's safety features
241 people have died tragically in the accident. After this, questions are being raised again about Boeing's safety features. There is no concrete information about the cause of the accident yet, investigation is ongoing. Currently, there has been no official announcement about stopping the Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights, but after the accident, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation is thinking of getting all 787 Dreamliner planes inspected.
According to Bloomberg report, aerospace consultant richard Aboulafia has said, "This is the right time to see how quickly we react in times of trouble. Sending our teams there to understand what happened and being present there to reassure the people present there is necessary because there are reports of many deaths..jpg)
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