CHICAGO: Boeing Co chief executive officer Dave Calhoun said he regretted berating his predecessor in an interview with the New York Times this week, backtracking almost immediately from a harsh critique that rattled employees of the embattled planemaker.
“I am both embarrassed and regretful about the article, ” Calhoun wrote in a message to senior executives at the company, referring to a story that appeared on March 5. “It suggests I broke my promise to former CEO Dennis Muilenburg, the executive team and our people that I would have their back when it counted most.”