Sharon Terlep

Boeing Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg told employees the once mighty manufacturer has serious culture problems and can’t afford another mistake. Ortberg, who took over in August, offered a blunt assessment of the troubled aircraft maker’s situation in an hour-long, companywide meeting on Wednesday. “We spend more time arguing amongst ourselves than thinking about how we’re going to beat Airbus ” Ortberg said at an all-hands meeting, according to a recording reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

The long-delayed upgrade of the aircraft designed to be a flying White House has been one of Trump’s pet projects.

The jet manufacturer outlines more than a dozen steps it has taken in recent months to address concerns about production issues.

The jet manufacturer outlines more than a dozen steps it has taken in recent months to address concerns about production issues.

Restore trust, revamp the design process and forget the stock price: Experts from inside and outside the company share advice for the troubled jet maker.

Restore trust, revamp the design process and forget the stock price: Experts from inside and outside the company share advice for the troubled jet maker.

Boeing lost roughly $4 billion in the most recent quarter, when the jet maker was hit by a debilitating strike, suffered mounting losses in troubled U.S. government projects and incurred costs tied to sweeping job cuts rolled out at the end of the year.

Boeing isn’t providing financial targets for 2025, the second straight year the company will refrain from providing guidance as it works to stem losses and overhaul its troubled manufacturing operations. Analysts hoped Boeing would lay out financial goals after [suspending the practice](https://www