A day earlier, Boeing Chairman David Calhoun
said Muilenburg volunteered to refuse a bonus
in 2019 and stock awards until the Max is back
in full service, which Calhoun said would take at
least a year.
Muilenburg said he will forgo “tens of
millions of dollars ultimately” to take personal
responsibility. Several relatives of passengers
who died in the crashes have said Muilenburg
should resign, a move the CEO has resisted.
Meanwhile, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker
said nothing is certain about the Max’s return,
“but we feel a lot better about the fact that
indeed the aircraft is going to get certified
sometime in the near future. When it does, we
will be ready.”
Parker said at an investor conference in Chicago
that he based his prediction on discussions
American has held with Boeing and the FAA.
American is already selling flights on five of its
Max jets as early as Jan. 15. Southwest Airlines is
being more conservative, keeping the Max out
of its schedule until Feb. 8.