Mulally-Mulally was hired by Boeing immediately out of college in 1969 as an engineer. He held a number of engineering and program management positions, making contributions to the Boeing 727, 737, 747, 757, 767 and 777 projects. He led the cockpit design team on the 757/767 project. Its revolutionary design featured the first all-digital flight deck in a commercial aircraft, the first two man crew for long range aircraft, and a common type rating for pilots on two different aircraft. He worked on the 777 program first as director of engineering and, from September 1992, as vice-president and general manager.[11]
He was later named as Vice President of Engineering for the commercial airplane group. He is known and recognized for elevating Phil Condit's "Working Together"-philosophy through and beyond the 777-program. In 1994, Mulally was promoted to senior vice president of Airplane Development and was in charge of all airplane development activities, flight test operations, certification, and government technical liaison. In 1997, Mulally became the president of the Information, Space & Defense Systems and senior vice president.[12] He held this position until 1998 when he was made president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Chief Executive Officer duties were added in 2001.[11]
Following the forced resignations of Phil Condit in 2003 and Harry Stonecipher in 2005, Mulally was considered one of the leading internal candidates for the CEO position.[13] When Mulally was passed over in both instances, questions were raised about whether he would remain with the company.
For Mulally's performance at Boeing, Aviation Week & Space Technology named him as person of the year for 2006.[5]

 

I keep forgetting that our "new" 777's are really over 20 year old designs, and Delta took delivery of their first 767 back in 1983, which makes that design well over 30 years old!

It sucks getting old!

 

What about our jobs and the damage the Bank is doing to our future? Notice how many Norwegian 787 are being built? Look long term and our jobs will be exported just the same.... Boeing workers jobs are very safe when the foreign government supported airlines get stronger and we get weaker because of bad US policy........

This all stinks and IMHO we are facing the same fate as the US merchant marines........... Unfortunately I think it is inevitable. I will save what I can and enjoy the ride for now, fight the good fight, fund some ALPA PAC money...... Maybe ride out the last few years working as a subcontractor for a foreign carrier.......

 

There is nothing I like about the Flight control logic used by airbus however you're exactly right. In the end it's about money and time off.

 

The fact that foreign entities are getting US-subsidized financing where US carriers cannot is sickening. Especially in this era of "free markets," and "free trade." It's not supposed to be fair or make sense anymore, it's all about the lobbying.

 

Fig, the airline industry has done a very satisfactory job of losing jobs all on its own, some outside intervention...and a lot internal. My response was to the pricing of the Boeing product by another poster. I'm well familiar with what happened to the US maritime industry, and do believe that it could happen here with the likes of NAI and the push for foreign ownership.

PAC member for the past 30+ years/6 airlines later

 

Ice I hear you and value your thoughts.... I actually like the fact that we are all focusing on what are the real threats..... Myopic short term stuff is pointless if we don't have jobs..... When I come across those bitter FA's that treat the customer as an inconvenience, I want to yell, if those pax get a choice they will fly a sandbox carrier anywhere in the US rather than be treated poorly.... Like it or not, it is not about fairness or protecting workers.... It is about money........ People in this country want walmart in the skies..... It is just a matter of time....


Trust me I hope I am wrong!

 

I agree 100%. I would fly whatever airplane Delta buys that gives me the most time off and the most money.

It just boggles my mind that some guys would retire or quit before flying an Airbus product. Of course if there senior to me I would be happy to sign the retirement poster!

 

Why didn't you stay the extra 0.5 and finish up?

 

I guess you don't like the 777, 787 and every modern fighter and the C-17, either.