- Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said Elon Musk is a “brilliant boy”.
- Ortberg stated that the delayed Air Force of Musk Boeing with “our help is helping us in a big way”.
- The aircraft should have been distributed in 2024, but have been plagued by many delays.
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg stated that Elon Musk “is” helping us with his delayed Air Force forest aircraft “.
While attending an investor conference organized by Barclay on Thursday, Ortberg said of Kasturi, “He is a great boy, so he is able to find out the difference between technical needs and things very quickly, which we we are by way Can be removed. “
Ortberg said, “He is helping us.
Boeing and Musk did not respond to the remarks requests from Business Insider.
During the first term of President Donald Trump, Boeing was given a $ 3.9 billion contract to give “two full air force a replacement aircraft” in 2018. In a statement at that time, the US Air Force stated that new aircraft were to be distributed by 2024.
The delivery date has been pushed back in at least 2027 since then. Boeing has lost over $ 2 billion on the project.
Trump said in an interview by a Fox News to be aired on Tuesday, “They are no longer constructing the aircraft. I mean, they are actually default, in Boeing.”
“They are building this forever. I don’t know what is going on,” Trump continued.
Last month, Ortberg said in an interview with CNBC that Boeing was working with Musk and Dogi “to find out what we can do to draw that aircraft program.”
Musk is vocal about his thoughts on Boeing. In December, Musk criticized Ortberg’s anterior, Dave Calhoun, and said Boeing is “on a much better track” in Helm with Ortberg. Calhoun was the CEO of Boeing from January 2020 to July 2024.
Boeing shares fell by 2.83% when the market shut down on Thursday. The company’s shares have fallen by more than 10% in the last 12 months.
In January, Boeing reported a net loss of $ 3.86 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. The company damaged around $ 12 billion last year.