The planemaker has appointed a new vice-president of engineering while dedicating another top executive to the aircraft probe
An American Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 flight from Los Angeles approaches for landing at Reagan National Airport. Picture: REUTERS/JOSHUA ROBERTS
John Hamilton, formerly both vice-president and chief engineer in Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes division, will focus solely on the role of chief engineer, the unit’s CEO Kevin McAllister told employees on Tuesday in an e-mail seen by Reuters. Previously, Hamilton served as the vice-president of engineering for Boeing Commercial Airplanes from April 2016 through March 2019, according to a biography on Boeing’s website.
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