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Boeing has fired its chief, Dennis Muilenburg , in an attempt to restore confidence in The Company after two fatal accidents involving its 737 Max aircraft.

More Than 340 people died in the disasters, and That Boeing put allegations, the profit before safety.

the families of The Victims Mr Muilenberg welcomed the resignation as overdue.

But she said Boeing's decision to replace him with a long-standing member of the Board, to change questions about his attitude.

Boeing named David Calhoun, who has served on The Company 's Board of Directors since 2009, and its current chairman, chief executive and president.

"While the resignation of Mr. Muilenburg is a step in The Right direction, it is clear That the Boeing Company needs a revamp of Corporate Governance ," said Paul Njoroge, lost his wife, three children and mother-in-law, when Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashed in March.

Mr Calhoun "is not The Right person for The Job ," he added.

Zipporah Kuria, whose father was also killed on the Ethiopian Airlines flight, said Mr. Muilenburg should have been replaced, the "long time ago" but the responsibility for the crashes is divided.

"I feel as if a lot more people would have resigned, including the person, he for the CEO," she told the BBC.

'Necessary' change the

Boeing was crashed under intense scrutiny since two 737 Max aircraft are within five months of each other, First In Indonesia And Then in Ethiopia.

The 737 Max fleet has been grounded worldwide since March.

While The Company had hoped, the best-selling jet back in the air by the end of this year, US authorities have made it clear That it is not certified to be in the sky return you That you are so quickly.

The Crash Site of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302

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Then on Friday, The Company 's reputation a further hit when his Starliner spacecraft suffered a technical problem prevents you from taking The Right path to The International space station.

Boeing's board, said it had decided "That a change in leadership was necessary to restore confidence in The Company , how it works, to repair the relations with the Supervisory authorities, customers and all other stakeholders".

Mr Calhoun, a private-equity Executive, is taking over 13. January.

Lawrence Kellner, member of the Board since 2011, is non-executive chairman immediately.

"Under the new leadership of Boeing operate with a renewed commitment to full transparency, including the effective and proactive communication with the FAA [Federal Aviation Administration], other global regulatory authorities and their customers," it said.

Despite the ban, some of The Company said one of the harshest critics in Washington, they still had questions about The Company , to change the commitment.

Senator Richard Bumenthal, said: "The Company needs new leadership across the Board, the to take security seriously. "

Michael Stumo, lost his daughter Samya Rose on the Ethiopian Airlines flight and organized the families of The Victims against Boeing, called the resignation "a good first step in the direction of recovery of the Boeing, a Company focused on safety and innovation".

"The next step is for several board members, among an average of or not," he said.

'Software problem'

aviation safety officials investigating the tragedy have been identified, the automated Control System in the aircraft, known as the MCAS, as a factor in the two crashes.

Boeing has said, MCAS-software-system That rely on a single sensor, incorrect data is received, led, and override it to pilot commands and to push the plane down.

It is, it will repair the software and has overtaken his review said.

But U.S. lawmakers are examining how The Company , said The Company was aware of the fact That the software system can be unreliable. You have to put The Company accused of trying to hide the risks and hurry, the plane is back in Service .

Dennis Muilenburg had called or his resignation

Congressman Peter Defazio , who leads a Committee for the investigation of the Boeing Company , had called for Mr. Muilenburg's resignation in an interview with the New York Times, published over the weekend.

the shake-up was "overdue".

Mr. Muilenburg for The First time Boeing has connected in the year 1985. He led The Company in the field of defence, space and security division prior to his appointment as chief executive in 2015.

He was stripped of his role as Chairman of the Boeing Board of Directors in October and. However, the Boeing Company , including Mr. Calhoun, had more confidence express in him.

Dennis Muilenburg , the departure was inevitable, although the timing was unexpected.

Since the two accidents, he stood in front of the intense criticism about the corporate culture That existed at Boeing at his watch, and about The Company 's relationship with the Supervisory authorities.

questions have been asked about how a seemingly faulty plane was allowed in the First Place , and why was it allowed to continue flying after The First accident. It claims have been emphatically rejected by the society -That it is primarily profits and speed of production over safety.

His reaction to The Crisis has also come Under Fire . Although he insisted That Boeing is "obsessed" to his mistakes, he has also repeatedly said That the crashes were the result of a chain of events. This was seen by some as an attempt to deflect the blame away from the aerospace giant.

The Final indignity came last week, when Boeing announced the production of the 737 to set clear Max, because the regulatory authorities not to fly the aircraft safely again. For months, Mr. Muilenburg had insisted the aircraft back in the air by the end of the year.

He had lost credibility, and the board decided That he had to go.

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Source of news: bbc.com