Boeing's head of quality for commercial airplanes, Elizabeth Lund, who has spearheaded the planemaker's improvement plans, will retire in December, the company said on Monday. A 33-year veteran of Boeing,

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In a memo sent Monday to staff, Boeing executive Stephanie Pope said Lund had planned to retire this year but was asked to take on a safety and quality plan that Boeing had to sub

Boeing's head of quality for commercial airplanes, Elizabeth Lund, will retire in December after a 33-year career with the company. Lund was appointed in February to lead Boeing's quality improvements after a 737 MAX 9 incident with Alaska Airlines.

In an internal message to employees, Boeing Commercial CEO Stephanie Pope wrote that Lund, 59, had planned to retire this year after more than 33 years at Boeing and thanked Lund “for her strong leadership during a challenging year and her remarkable contributions to Boeing.