David Gelles
Corner Office columnist (pitches to [email protected]), covering CEOs, and promoting meditation at the @NYTimes. Author of 'Mindful Work.' Happy dad.
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Leading AARP, With No Plans to Retire
After decades of government service, Jo Ann Jenkins could have stopped working and enjoyed her pension. Instead, she set about bringing AARP into the modern age.
F.A.A. Chief Urges Employees to Resist Pressure to End Max’s Grounding
His video message acknowledged “a lot of pressure to return this aircraft to service” but told workers to “focus solely on safety.”
The C.E.O. of American Airlines Has a Problem: Boeing’s 737 Max
Doug Parker has been chief executive of three airlines. But he had never faced a challenge like the grounding of the 737 Max.
Boeing Aims to Move Victim Lawsuits Abroad, but C.E.O. Says He Is Unaware
Boeing lawyers have publicly disclosed the strategy to transfer the cases out of the U.S., which could save the company millions.
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NEW: Boeing is working to move Lion Air cases out of the US, a move that would likely save the company millions. CEO Dennis Muilenburg said he was unaware of the strategy, a statement lawyers and members of Congress find implausible.
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Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions Into 737 Max, Blind to a Late Design Change
A system that doomed two flights was expected to engage only rarely and originally used two sensors. Critical decisions were based on those factors even when they no longer applied, employees said.
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@Nataliekitro News: Sen. Klobuchar says Forkner asked for MCAS to come out of the pilot's manual two months AFTER he sent the IMs describing problems with MCAS in the sim. Here's the story where we first identified Forkner and his role in the process.
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Boeing Shaped a Law to Its Liking. Weeks Later, a 737 Max Crashed.
The government has been handing over more responsibility to manufacturers for years. The new law makes it even harder for regulators to review Boeing’s work.
The C.E.O. Taking On the Gun Lobby
Ed Stack bought Dick’s Sporting Goods from his cantankerous father. He has now turned it into an unlikely force in the gun debate.
Top Boeing Executive to Leave as 737 Max Crisis Swells
Kevin McAllister, the head of Boeing commercial airplanes, is departing as the company struggles to cope with the grounding of the Max.
Boeing Pilot Lied to F.A.A. About 737 Problems, Messages Show
A pilot working on the 737 Max said in messages from 2016 that a new automated system, known as MCAS, was causing trouble in flight simulators.
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HUGE NEWS: A Boeing pilot working on the 737 Max said in messages from 2016 that a new automated system was making the plane difficult to control in flight simulators, more than two years before it was grounded following two deadly crashes. w @Nataliekitro
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Boeing’s Board Acted After Months of Mounting Pressure
The decision to strip Dennis Muilenburg of his chairman title culminated months of internal debate over whether to hold top executives accountable after the 737 Max crashes.
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NEW: Backstory behind Boeing stripping CEO Muilenburg if the chairman role. Came after months of mounting pressure and growing questions about BCA head Kevin McAllister. w/ @Nataliekitro as ever.
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Review of 737 Max Certification Finds Fault With Boeing and F.A.A.
A task force found that Boeing did not adequately describe the system that contributed to two crashes, and that the F.A.A. failed to understand much of what it did share.
Boeing Engineer, in Official Complaint, Cites Focus on Profit Over Safety on 737 Max
The company passed on the concerns to the Department of Justice as part of a criminal investigation into the engineering of the plane after two fatal crashes.
The Week the C.E.O.s Got Smacked
Their message was inspired. Their returns, not so much.
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One wanted to “elevate the world’s consciousness.”
Another aspired to “make a bigger difference around the world.”
A third said, “We owe it to our children to find the right answers.”
Ultimately, their idealism counted for little.
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How Being a 13-Year-Old Busboy Prepared Darren Walker to Lead the Ford Foundation
Mr. Walker rode the United States’ “mobility escalator” from rural Texas to Wall Street. Now he feels “both gratitude and rage” for a country that he says has reached an inflection point.
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“Justice isn’t some left-wing idea that was concocted in the 1960s,” says Darren Walker. “Justice is fundamental to the DNA of a successful America.”
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WeWork C.E.O., Adam Neumann, Stepping Down Under Pressure
The resignation is meant to assuage investors who have balked at buying shares in the fast-growing but unprofitable company’s initial public offering.
Some on WeWork’s Board Are Said to Be Discussing Replacing Its C.E.O.
Some major money managers have reportedly said they wouldn’t invest unless an experienced operator was brought in to replace Adam Neumann.
Boeing Board to Call for Safety Changes After 737 Max Crashes
A committee of the Boeing board reviewed how the company designs and builds planes. It identified areas for improvement and major issues facing the company.
Jane Goodall Keeps Going, With a Lot of Hope (and a Bit of Whiskey)
During her girlhood, Tarzan was her role model. When she realized how chimpanzee habitats were being destroyed, she turned into a crusader. At 85, she’s still preaching.
He Ran an Empire of Soap and Mayonnaise. Now He Wants to Reinvent Capitalism.
As chief executive of Unilever, Paul Polman tapped into the company’s history in an effort to make it more sustainable, and profitable.
How Payal Kadakia Danced Her Way to a $600 Million Start-Up
The daughter of Indian immigrants went to M.I.T. and worked at Bain & Company before founding ClassPass.