Boeing's restart restores hope

Kelly Ortberg’s appointment as new Boeing CEO and the company returning its headquarters to Seattle are promising steps toward rehabilitating the aerospace giant started over a century ago.

The Seattle Times editorial summarized it best: “Dare we hope?”

Ortberg has a sterling reputation, vast aerospace experience, and a record of accomplishment. Hopefully, his experience and success pave the way for Boeing to re-emerge as the pinnacle of aerospace---where it was before the Chicago move in 2001.

Boeing knows how to build good, safe airplanes. Half of all jets that major airlines fly today are m...