#22 Boeing — Strategic Initiative & Reskilling | Global Intelligence Report 2024-2026

Revenue

$78B

Crisis Event

Jan 2024 737 MAX

CEO Change

Kelly Ortberg

Priority

Quality above output

Key Strategic Initiative — Review 1: Restructuring Profile

Manufacturing Quality Crisis Recovery — Production Reset

Quality Management Restructuring Stage: Design → Implementation

Following the 737 MAX door plug incident (January 2024), Boeing undertook a full manufacturing quality overhaul — halting production increases, replacing CEO and COO, and implementing a 5-point quality action plan. This involved embedded quality inspectors, slowed production rates, supplier audit programs, and a culture transformation initiative led by new CEO Kelly Ortberg.

Review 2: Reskilling Imperatives — Skill Gap Analysis

Technical + Process + Safety Culture

Quality assurance systems

95%

AS9100 aerospace compliance

92%

Safety culture transformation

96%

Process documentation rigor

89%

Root cause analysis methods

91%

Supply chain quality auditing

87%

Affected Workforce Segments

Manufacturing workersQuality inspectorsEngineering supervisorsSafety specialistsSupply chain managers

Learning Infrastructure Required

Boeing Quality Academy (Seattle, Charleston)
Supplier quality audit training center
FAA-partnered compliance training program

Recommended Learning & Reskilling Modalities

1Boeing Quality Systems Academy (mandatory)
2AS9100 recertification programs
3Safety culture retraining (all manufacturing)
4Root cause analysis certification