After the recent incident with a 737 MAX, Boeing boss Calhoun admitted a company mistake and promised to clarify the matter. In 2023, the US aircraft manufacturer delivered more machines than in the previous year.
After the incident with a Boeing aircraft in which a part of the fuselage broke off in flight, CEO Dave Calhoun admitted that the aircraft manufacturer had made a mistake and promised to clarify the matter. “We will approach this first and foremost by admitting our mistake,” Calhoun told employees.
According to an excerpt from his speech published by Boeing, he also promised “one hundred percent transparency.” Boeing will work with the NTSB accident investigators to determine the cause of the incident.
Deficiency not an isolated case?
At the weekend, the US aviation authority FAA ordered Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft to be grounded and inspected. The serious shortage of a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at Alaska Airlines in the USA may not be an isolated case. During initial investigations, Alaska Airlines discovered problems in other aircraft of the type – such as loose screws – at the point where a component was torn out shortly after takeoff.
The plane’s second major user, United Airlines, said it had also found loose screws during inspections. That was the case on nearly 10 machines, and there could be more, according to a person familiar with the matter.
More aircraft delivered
The US aircraft manufacturer’s shares lost up to 2.5 percent yesterday and settled at a loss of around one percent. Apparently current delivery figures for 2023 did not help to improve the mood. Boeing delivered more aircraft last year than the previous year. A total of 528 aircraft were handed over to customers, compared to 480 aircraft a year earlier. Boeing delivered 73 737 aircraft. The number of net orders rose by 70 percent to 1,314 machines.
European arch-rival Airbus plans to officially announce its orders and deliveries on Thursday. According to insiders, Airbus delivered more aircraft last year than it has since 2019. With around 735 commercial aircraft, the target of 720 deliveries in 2023 was significantly exceeded despite the ongoing problems with suppliers, the Reuters news agency learned from industry circles.