The company’s chief executive, David Calhoun, said he would leave at the end of the year. Stan Deal, Boeing’s head of commercial planes, stepped down immediately.
The announcement came after the agency’s administrator met on Tuesday with Boeing officials, including the company’s chief executive, to discuss safety.
The incident on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane is likely to increase Boeing’s costs and scrutiny of the manufacturer by regulators, airlines and travelers.