As others noted, Dennis Muilenburg is an aeronautical engineer who has been with the company since internship. His predecessor, James McNerney, was a cost-cutt

As others noted, Dennis Muilenburg is an aeronautical engineer who has been with the company since internship. His predecessor, James McNerney, was a cost-cutting business leader who had no background in aviation. And it was his decision to do this program instead of creating an upgraded model.[1] Which kind of makes this choice even more bizarre. [1] - https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-boeing-bean-counters-courted-the-737-max-disaster/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-boeing-bean-counters-court...