DUBAI, June 4 Reuters Australian airline Qantas on Tuesday backed Boeing to bounce back from an unprecedented crisis that has led to an overhaul of the American planemaker39;s management and drawn scrutiny and criticism from some of its biggest customers.

Boeing is searching for a new chief executive after announcing that Dave Calhoun would step down by the end of the year following backtoback crises that were exacerbated by the blowout of the a loose door plug on a Boeing plane in January.

Aviation needs a strong Boeing, Qantas Chief Executive Vanessa Hudson told reporters at an airline summit in Dubai.

Hudson, who took over as the head of Australia39;s biggest airline last year, said she had spoken with Boeing management and was confident they are focused on addressing quality issues.

Everything that we39;ve heard from Boeing gives me the sense that they will get on top of it, she said.

Asked about what qualities Boeing39;s next CEO should have, Hudson said any chief executive should be connected with frontline employees, customers and key stakeholders.

I would suggest that for Boeing, that they are important qualities to really understand how a basic organisation operates, she said.

Reporting by Alexander Cornwell; Editing by Kirsten Donovan

Source Reuters