Boeing Returns to Crisis-Mode as India Crash Poses New Test (2)

Boeing Co. Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg finds himself in a painfully familiar role as he faces another crisis, this time over a crash involving the company’s marquee 787 Dreamliner jet in India that killed more than 240 people.

In his first nine months at Boeing, Ortberg has led the company through the early stages of a turnaround. He’s also navigated a cash crunch, debilitating labor unrest, a rush to overhaul the company’s safety operations, and a trade war wrought by President Donald Trumpagainst one of Boeing’s biggest customers: China.

But just as Ortberg looked poised to be ...