Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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Effective January 13, 2020, current Boeing board chairman David Calhoun will take over as CEO and president. CEO and board director Dennis Muilenburg has resigned, according to Boeing, “effective immediately.” Lawrence Kellner, also a board member,&nbsp;is now non-executive chairman of the board.

 


According to a Boeing statement issued this morning, “The board of directors decided that a change in leadership was necessary to restore confidence in the company moving forward as it works to repair relationships with regulators, customers, and all other stakeholders. Under the company's new leadership, Boeing will operate with a renewed commitment to full transparency, including effective and proactive communication with the FAA, other global regulators, and its customers.” Boeing did not release any information about severance pay for&nbsp;Muilenburg. A Boeing spokesman told AIN, "The board is focused on the leadership transition. They will provide additional information on compensation matters in the future."

 


Muilenburg became Boeing president and COO in 2013 and replaced Jim McNerney as CEO in 2015. Muilenburg’s previous positions included president and CEO of Boeing Defense Space &amp; Security and president of that unit’s Global Services &amp; Support business. He also led Boeing’s Combat Systems division.

 


In mid-October, Boeing’s board separated the roles of chairman and CEO, moving Calhoun into the non-executive chairman role while Muilenburg remained as president and CEO. This move was intended to allow Muilenburg to focus on returning the 737 Max to service, following the airplane’s worldwide grounding resulting from two crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people. Recertification of the 737 Max has been pushed well into 2020, and more than 400 new Maxs await approval to be delivered to customers and begin commercial operation.

 


"I strongly believe in the future of Boeing and the 737 Max,” Calhoun said. “I am honored to lead this great company and the 150,000 dedicated employees who are working hard to create the future of aviation."

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