Alan Mulally - Fixing up Ford

[Ohio XB]

Originally Posted by ltd

I've said it for a while, and even posted links to him being on the floor at Boeing when the 777 was having the wing test done as part of the certification; he's that much of a hands on kind of guy. Many within the Boeing company, actually view him as the father of the 777 - the most successful airplane to date. 0 hull loss and 1 crash which resulted in 0 casualties.
Actually, that crash in question was a BA 777 on final approach to heathrow when they had no throttle response so they landed short of the runway. Investigations have proven that the fault was with the engines manufactured by Rolls Royce, where the engines had insufficient anti icing devices to stop ice crystals forming around the inlet to the engine core. Not the fault of Boeing at all. In other words, Mulally is aces in the aviation world and he literally turned an arrogant/failing company into the world leaders of design and innovation they are today. His performance at Ford to date is no different, and the way he structures business and his employees around certain tasks is ultimately one of his hallmarks. Ford could hope for no better CEO; GM could only pray for someone like Mulally.

Good post!


Steve