波音CEO被解除董事長職務

The clock is ticking ever more loudly for Boeing Co. Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg as the grounding of the 737 Max hits the seven-month mark.

波音737 Max飛機停飛長達7個月了，對波音公司首席執行官Dennis Muilenburg來說局勢越來越嚴峻。

The board removed him as chairman Oct. 11 after the close of the workweek, saying the change would enable Muilenburg to focus on returning Boeing's best-selling jet to service.

10月11日工作日結束之後董事會解除了他董事長的職務，稱這一改變能讓Muilenburg專注於讓波音最暢銷的噴氣式飛機重新投入使用。

The directors expressed support for Muilenburg but pledged "active oversight" as they handed his chairman's post to lead director David Calhoun, who has been mentioned in years past as a potential Boeing CEO.

董事們表達了對Muilenburg的支持，但在將董事長職位交給首席董事David Calhoun時，他們承諾將“積極監督”。過去幾年裏David一直被視爲接任波音首席執行官的人選。

The Friday-evening shakeup weakens Muilenburg, 55, as he tries to get the Max back in the air this quarter and prepares for a crucial appearance before Congress on Oct. 30.

週五晚上的職位調整對55歲的Muilenburg來說是個打擊，他本季度努力讓Max飛機重新起航，一直在爲10月30日在國會的重要露面做準備。

Boeing's reputation and finances have been battered since two Max crashes killed 346 people and prompted a global grounding, and U.S. regulators have yet to schedule a crucial test flight needed to re-certify the plane.

兩架Max飛機墜毀造成346人喪生之後，波音在全球禁飛，公司聲譽和財政都遭受重創。美國監管機構尚未安排重要試飛對飛機進行重新認證。

"If they're on course for re-certification in the fourth quarter as they maintain, then he could hang on," Richard Aboulafia, an aerospace analyst at Teal Group, said of Muilenburg. "If it slips much beyond then, then his job is definitely at risk."

蒂爾集團的航空分析師Richard Aboulafia提到Muilenburg時說：“如果能像他們所說的那樣在第四季度重新獲得認證，他還可以堅持下去。如果遠超出這一時間範圍，那他的工作可能就保不住了。”