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Boeing Commercial Chief Says Employees are Key to Safety Turnaround
President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Stephanie Pope addressed reporters on the eve of the Farnborough Airshow
Boeing Presidents Panel in London
Addressing Boeing's Presidents Panel in London on Sunday were (left to right) Stephanie Pope, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Ted Colbert, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, and Chris Raymond, president and CEO of Boeing Global Services. © AIN/Charles Alcock

Four months into her demanding new role as interim president and CEO of Boeing Commerical Airplanes, Stephanie Pope has taken strength from extensive feedback from employees as they strive to roll out the safety and quality plan critical to restoring the airframer’s bruised reputation. On the eve of this year’s Farnborough Airshow, she told a Presidents Panel briefing in London that the input from colleagues is what gives her confidence they can achieve their goals in terms of simplifying procedures, reducing defects, and improving build plans, while at the same time embedding a profound safety culture throughout the company.

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