Lawyer named as Boeing’s new senior adviser to CEO

Lawyer named as Boeing’s new senior adviser to CEO

Michael Luttig, Boeing's lawyer will now be an adviser to the company over the safety of Boeing 737 Max after two deadly crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia.

Michael Luttig will serve as a special adviser to Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg. (AFP pic)
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Boeing named Michael Luttig as its new senior adviser to Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg and the board of directors as the world’s largest plane maker faces its biggest crisis in years after two deadly crashes of its 737 MAX jetliner.

Crashes in Ethiopia in March and Indonesia in October have triggered the grounding of Boeing’s fastest-selling plane, lawsuits, investigations and lingering concerns over the 737 MAX’s safety.

Luttig will helm the newly created position of counsellor and senior adviser to Muilenburg and the Boeing board of directors.

It also said Brett Gerry, who has been president of Boeing Japan since 2016, is succeeding Luttig as general counsel.

Both changes are effective immediately.

The two executives are expected to play a central role in Boeing’s campaign to restore the trust of customers, passengers and regulators following the crashes.

Muilenburg survived calls to break up his three-pronged job as chairman, president and CEO at an annual shareholders’ meeting on Monday.

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