Steve Parker, the defense division’s chief operating officer, has served as acting BDS CEO since then. Boeing is one of the largest employers in the St. Louis region, with nearly 16,000 ...

But on a call with investors, Boeing president and CEO Kelly Ortberg said the company ... the company’s commercial plane segment, in the St. Louis area and employs about 15,000 people.

Boeing operates its defense business, which is in a separate unit from the company’s commercial plane segment, in the St. Louis area and employs about 15,000 people.