Seattle, WA
Boeing's new CEO already seems to have given a major indication of where his priorities lie
The Seattle Times first reported that Ortberg has chosen to be based in Seattle, where Boeing was founded in 1916, and where it had its headquarters for over 80 years.
Both Reuters and industry publication The Air Current also reported that Ortberg plans to move to Seattle.
It’s an early sign that the former boss of Rockwell Collins will prioritize production quality over financial performance — a much-needed shift, especially in the wake of the Alaska Airlines blowout.
Boeing moved its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago in 2001 and then to Virginia in 2022. Most of its commercial planes are still manufactured in Washington state, with another facility in South Carolina.
In February, a Federal Aviation Administration investigation found “a disconnect between Boeing’s senior management and other members of the organization on safety culture.”
Later that month, The Seattle Times reported that Boeing’s board shut down a shareholder’s bid to move its headquarters back to Seattle.
When he takes over next Thursday, Ortberg will also have to contend with supply-chain disruption and certification delays for new jets like the 777X.
Boeing declined to comment when asked by Business Insider about Ortberg’s plans.
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“It’s a good first step that the CEO will be based in Seattle, and now the rest of the headquarters needs to move back home to rejoin our world-class aviation workforce,” Maria Cantwell, a Washington senator who chairs the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, said in a Wednesday statement.
“When it comes to quality and safety, being close to the workforce on the ground matters,” she added.
Outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun last year faced criticism from employees after commuting to Boeing’s HQ by private jet, The Wall Street Journal reported. He was rarely seen in the office despite a crackdown on remote working, the report added.
After Calhoun announced his resignation in March, he acknowledged that Boeing has a “bad habit” of being too focused on speed at the expense of quality.
Airline bosses like Emirates’ Tim Clark had called on Boeing to appoint a new CEO with an engineering background.
Calhoun is an accounting graduate and former head of portfolio operations at Blackstone, whereas Ortberg has a mechanical engineering degree and over 35 years of experience in aerospace.
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“He knows full well that we’re in a recovery mode, and he knows full well we’ve got to complete the recovery mode, and we’ve got to get to stable and move forward,” Calhoun said of his successor in a Wednesday call related to the company’s second-quarter earnings.
“But I don’t think this is intended to be a large leadership overhaul,” he added.
The reports that Ortberg will be based in Seattle instead suggest a considerable change of tack.
Wall Street reacted positively to Ortberg’s appointment. Despite Boeing’s second-quarter earnings being lower than expected, the company’s stock rose 2% on Wednesday.
“We think Ortberg is a good pick, as his experience leading Rockwell Collins before and during its integration into RTX offer the qualities we think Boeing most needs going forward in a leader,” Nicolas Owens, an equity analyst at Morningstar, said in a note.
Ortberg has an “appreciation for the aerospace engineering and manufacturing process plus the ability to incentivize and foster continuous problem solving and collaboration on the shop floor,” Owens said
Even one of the planemaker’s biggest critics is on board with Ortberg, too.
“While this man is an industry insider, he does come from outside of Boeing and, on the face of it, has a well-regarded reputation in the industry,” said Bob Clifford, an attorney representing the families of 737 Max crash victims.
“Maybe he can bring the company back to the stature it once held before it criminally and preventively killed 346 people,” he added.
CHICAGO (AP) — The struggling New York Mets placed former Seattle Mariners second baseman/designated hitter Jorge Polanco on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a right wrist contusion.
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The move was made retroactive to Wednesday, a day after Polanco went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in a 2-1 loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 32-year-old Polanco is batting .179 (10 for 56) with a homer and two RBIs in his first season with New York, which has lost nine straight.
“When doctors first took a look at him, it looked like he got hit by a pitch when he didn’t,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “In talking to him, it was just a couple of swings that he took that night. … He didn’t think much of it, but just got worse the following day.
“So you just got to let it calm down a little bit and then we’ll go from there. But we don’t have a timetable for how long this is going to last.”
Polanco, who signed a two-year, $40 million contract with the Mets in December, also has been dealing with an ankle issue.
“He was trending in the right direction,” Mendoza said of the ankle injury. “It’s definitely going to help, obviously now with him being shut down. But the biggest thing now is that we’ve got to take care of that wrist.”
Polanco spent the previous two seasons with the Mariners, who acquired him in a February 2024 trade with the Minnesota Twins.
Polanco struggled during his first season with Seattle in 2024, hitting just .213 with 16 homers in 118 games while playing through a knee injury that didn’t become public knowledge until after the season.
But after the Mariners somewhat surprisingly brought him back for a one-year contract in 2025, Polanco rebounded to hit .265 with 26 homers and an .821 OPS in 138 games last season. He then added three homers during Seattle’s playoff run, along with a 15th-inning walkoff single in Game 5 of the American League Division Series that sent the Mariners to their first ALCS in 24 years.
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Seattle, WA
Brandon Nimmo hits leadoff homer, Jacob deGrom works 4 scoreless as Rangers beat Seattle Mariners 5-0
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – APRIL 17: Corey Seager #5 of the Texas Rangers tags out Dominic Canzone #8 of the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning at T-Mobile Park on April 17, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers / Getty Images)
SEATTLE – Brandon Nimmo hit a leadoff home run, Jacob deGrom threw four shutout innings and Gavin Collyer earned his first career win as the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Friday night.
Seattle lost its fourth straight game, and was shut out for the fourth time in 21 games, falling to 8-13. The Mariners were shut out six times during the 2025 season. Texas won its third straight game.
Nimmo led off the game with a 372-foot shot to right field off Mariners starter Logan Gilbert (1-3). It was Nimmo’s 16th career leadoff homer and second of the season. He also hit a leadoff home run on April 11 in a 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
DeGrom effectively maneuvered through Seattle’s lineup, and worked out of a one out, bases-loaded jam in the first inning. The two-time Cy Young Award winner recorded two of his three strikeouts after walking Josh Naylor to load the bases. Randy Arozarena fanned on a curveball, and Luke Raley swung through a fastball.
Texas added to its lead after Nimmo’s homer. Wyatt Langford’s single to left scored Corey Seager, who led off the third inning with a double. The Rangers stretched the lead to 3-0 on an RBI single from Jake Burger in the seventh.
The Mariners’ best scoring chance came in the sixth after Collyer (1-0), who worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings, left the game.
J.P. Crawford singled to left off Tyler Alexander with two out, and Mariners third base coach Carlos Cardoza sent Naylor from second base, but he was thrown out by Langford.
Texas added two more runs in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Andrew McCutchen and an RBI double by Josh Jung.
Seattle third baseman Brendan Donovan left the game early due to a left hip issue.
Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller, who started the year on the injured list with a left oblique injury, was at T-Mobile Park for the first time this season. He will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday.
Up next
Mariners RHP George Kirby (2-2, 3.25) will face Rangers righty Nathan Eovaldi (2-2, 5.40) on Saturday afternoon.
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FIFE, Wash. – A portion of southbound I-5 will be closed overnight in Fife Friday and Saturday night, according to WSDOT.
The Washington State Department of Transportation says the purpose of the closure is to install a new electronic sign and will need two nights to do it.
Crews will close southbound I-5 from 54th Avenue to Port of Tacoma Road starting at 11 p.m. Friday night until 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Closures will resume Saturday night starting at 11 p.m. as well, and lanes will reopen Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m.
WSDOT says the closure will include the 54th Avenue ramps to southbound I-5.
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