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Tuesday

David Calhoun stepped down as CEO of Boeing and will remain until the end of 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Boeing announced a major managerial shakeup — including that CEO Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of the year. The embattled planemaker also said the president of the commercial airplanes division would retire and its board chairman would not stand for reelection. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

A photo from the National Transportation Safety Board shows seats that were near the door plug expelled from a Boeing 737 Max 9 in flight. Seats 26A and 26B were unoccupied — a fact that helped prevent the incident from being worse, officials said. NTSB hide caption

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Saturday

A Medford Jet Center worker walks under a United Boeing 737-824 that landed at Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport from San Francisco with a missing panel on Friday in Medford, Ore. Andy Atkinson/AP hide caption

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Andy Atkinson/AP

Tuesday

Boeing 787 Dreamliners are built at the aviation company's North Charleston, S.C., assembly plant in 2023. John Barnett had alleged that Boeing's manufacturing practices had declined and that managers pressured workers not to document potential defects and problems. Juliette Michel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Juliette Michel/AFP via Getty Images

Wednesday

Monday

Boeing workers at the Renton Municipal Airport in Washington finalize assembly of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet on Feb. 27. An FAA audit faulted Boeing for "multiple instances" of quality control shortcomings. Jovelle Tamayo for NPR hide caption

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Wednesday

Wednesday

Boeing announced a management shakeup - including the ouster of the leader of the 737 Max production line. At the Singapore Airshow, miniature models of Boeing aircraft including the 737 Max (front) are displayed on February 21, 2024. Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Wednesday

An unpainted Boeing 737 Max 8 is parked at Renton Municipal Airport adjacent to Boeing's factory in Renton, Wash. on January 25, 2024. Boeing is still reeling from the fallout of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 which lost a part of its fuselage in mid-flight earlier in the month. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Boeing declines to give a financial outlook as it focuses on quality and safety

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Wednesday

The Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft is seen at Portland International Airport on January 9, 2024 in Oregon. The plane made an emergency landing following a midair fuselage blowout on Jan. 5. None of the 171 passengers and six crew members was seriously injured. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images hide caption

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Alaska Airlines N704AL, a Boeing 737 Max 9, which made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport on January 5 is parked at a maintenance hanger in Portland, Ore. on January 23, 2024. One of two door plugs on the emergency exit door blew out shortly after the plane took off from Portland. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Friday

This image taken from video provided by Melanie Adaros shows what she said were sparks shooting from a cargo plane before it made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport on Thursday. Melanie Adaros via AP hide caption

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Melanie Adaros via AP