Boeing Board Must Look in Mirror for Next Shake-Up: Beth Kowitt

Last week, Boeing Co.’s airline customers sent two clear messages when they asked to meet with the planemaker’s directors without its chief executive officer, David Calhoun.

The first was that they had lost confidence in Calhoun and his deputies. No matter where you fall on the organization chart, it’s never a good sign when a client wants a tête-à-tête with your boss and doesn’t invite you along.

The board clearly received that message: On Monday, Boeing said that Calhoun would exitby the end of the year and that Stan Deal, head of the commercial airplanes division, would retire immediately.

The other ...