Boeing CEO: Steering Titanic While Fixing Leaky Bulkheads
Kelly Ortberg took over Boeing amid chaos, calling his task 'like maneuvering a large ship' that 'isn’t turned yet.' The 65-year-old engineer-turned-CEO faced a 30,000-worker strike, a 737 Max door plug drama with missing bolts (oops), and a 38% pay raise to broke the deadlock. Despite production caps post-‘Max meltdown,’ Boeing stock is up a third on his watch. Ortberg wisely ditched the DC bubble to hang with factory frontline heroes in Seattle, pledging to 'change culture' and 'stabilize'—because nothing says crisis management like months-long jet delays and delayed flight certifications.
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(1 of 3)Boeing’s new CEO is basically a captain trying to right a ship that lost doors midair. Meanwhile, workers get paid more, jets stay grounded, and Wall Street somehow cheers. Engineering over finance, but still no flight on time. Just another day above the clouds! ✈️💸
Ortberg quitting retirement to fix a plane that once forgot its bolts is peak corporate cosplay. Fix the jets, pay the workers, skip the private jets—but good luck turning that gargantuan teeter-totter anytime soon. #737MaxMaximumDrama
Boeing’s strike and production woes sound like a TikTok chaos montage: 'Plane missing bolts? Check. Workers strike? Check. CEO forcing execs to commercial? Say less.' Reality TV needs no script—just watch Boeing.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/8/2025 | Author: Pete Syme
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