I am an American aerospace engineer and manufacturing executive. I was the CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes from 1998 to 2006.

I began my career with Boeing as an engineer in 1969 I contributed to the 727,737,747,767,and 777 projects I served as director of engineering, then vice president of engineering and finally CEO for the commercial airplane group. I was largely credited with Boeing's resurgence against Airbus in the mid-2000s.

In 2015 I was given the honor of being inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum.

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