The Economist: Boeing’s boss wins a reprieve, not redemption
"Boeing's army of lawyers still appear to vet every word that emerges from Mr Muilenburg's mouth. That has made a bad situation worse… After the Ethiopian tragedy, Mr Muilenburg called President Donald Trump to try to stop the FAA from grounding the plane. That set the tone for his tin-eared handling of the crisis.
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What if the aeroplane gets back into the air and no one wants to fly it for 12 or 24 months?
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It would be a grave mistake to imagine that Boeing's main task is to get the 737 Max back in the sky fast. Instead it has to deal with the aura of incompetence and evasion surrounding the firm. To do that Boeing's board should strip Mr Muilenburg of his dual chairman / chief executive role and appoint an independent chairman, who sets three tests. First, Boeing must publish an independent investigation into what went wrong. Second, it has to rebuild relations with foreign regulators who now matter more than the discredited FAA. Last, it has to establish that flyers believe the 737 Max is safe. If Boeing cannot pass those tests by the end of the year, its board should ask Mr Muilenburg to leave."