Alaska Air CEO Says Boeing Quality Is Improving Under New Leader

Alaska Air Group Inc.’s top executive said quality processes at Boeing Co. are beginning to improve, nearly a year after a frightening in-flight accident at the carrier sent the planemaker into crisis.

“We’re holding the quality bar extremely high on Boeing,” Alaska Chief Executive Officer Ben Minicucci said in an interview with Bloomberg Monday. “Are they where they need to be? No, but we are seeing an improving trend in those quality processes. They’re making a ton of changes.”

Alaska employees are in Boeing’s factory every day, overseeing the aircraft assembly process, Minicucci said, noting that the facility in ...