Boeing Ousts Head of 737 MAX Program After Door Plug Fiasco

Ed Clark has been fired from his role as head of Boeing’s 737 Max program—an apparent casualty of the mid-air door plug blowout on a 737 that led to scrutiny.

The missing emergency door of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max, which made an emergency landing due to a door plug blowout, is covered and taped, in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 23, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP

Boeing has ousted the head of its 737 Max program, which comes roughly six weeks after a door plug blew out mid-flight on a 737 Max aircraft and a safety review found that the plane had taken off with missing bolts.

Ed Clark, who headed the 737 Max program, is departing the company effective immediately, according to a Feb. 21 memo to staff from Stan Deal, CEO of Boeing’s commercial airplanes division. A company spokesperson provided The Epoch Times with a copy of the memo.