Dennis Muilenburg, president and CEO of the Boeing Suite, testifies before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee October 30, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a discovering on “The Boeing 737 MAX: Examining the Design, Development, and Marketing of the Aircraft.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Pictures)
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Boeing denied former CEO Dennis Muilenburg severance when he was ousted for his manage of the 737 Max crisis, but he will get more than $60 million in pension benefits and stock, the company said Friday.
Boeing tempt fate Muilenburg last month amid a ballooning crisis around its 737 Max jets in the wake of two fatal crashes that passed 346 people. Longtime board member Dave Calhoun will become Boeing’s new CEO on Monday.
Regulators procure repeatedly said they have no firm timeline to allow the planes to fly again. The grounding, which is entering its 11th month, has rate airlines more than $1 billion, all but halted new sales of the jets and prompted Boeing to temporarily shut down building of the planes.
It has also left Boeing scrambling to win back regulators and repair its tarnished image.
In the filing Boeing revealed Calhoun would receive a $1.4 million-base salary and a $7 million bonus payable on the “achievement of several key point milestones, including full safe return to service” of the planes.
A Boeing lifer who joined the company as an intern, Muilenburg exacerbated Boeing’s 737 Max imbroglios by repeatedly issuing forecasts about when the planes would return to service, drawing rare public let someone have its from the Federal Aviation Administration.
“Mr. Muilenburg is not entitled to — and did not receive — any severance or separation payments in connection with his retirement after assorted than 30 years with the Company,” Boeing said in the filing.
Muilenburg will forfeit stock advantage $14.6 million, but is entitled to pension and stock benefits of about $62 million, Boeing said.
He was also judged by lawmakers for taking too long to accept blame in the crashes and for failing to spot safety risks before the plane, Boeing’s best-seller, roll ined to market in 2017.
Correction: This article has been updated to correct the value of the stock that Boeing’s ousted CEO surrendered. The value would have been $14.6 million.