2024-08-09

Boeing’s new outsider CEO Kelly Ortberg takes the helm

Robert K. “Kelly” Ortberg is the Boeing’s new president and chief executive officer, effective August 8, 2024. Ortberg will also serve on Boeing’s Board of Directors. Courtesy: Boeing Aerospace veteran Robert “Kelly” Ortberg becomes Boeing‘s new CEO on Thursday with a singular mission: restoring the reputation of a U.S. manufacturing icon. That enormous goal will involve thousands of daily…

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2024-08-06

CrowdStrike says it isn’t to blame for Delta’s flight cancellations after July outage

CrowdStrike on Sunday said Delta Air Lines had rejected on-site help during last month’s massive outage that sparked thousands of flight cancellations. Delta CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” last week that the mass cancellations following the outage, which occurred at one of the busiest times of the year, cost the company about $500 million, including customer compensation….

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2024-08-01

Boeing (BA) earnings Q2 2024

Boeing on Wednesday said it will continue to burn cash this quarter and reported a wider quarterly loss and weaker revenue than analysts expected as both its commercial airplane and defense programs continued to struggle. Boeing also said it hired more-than-three-decade aerospace industry veteran Robert “Kelly” Ortberg to become its next CEO as the manufacturer tries to regain its…

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