WASHINGTON — After a lengthy search, Boeing has tapped aerospace industry veteran Robert "Kelly" Ortberg as its next CEO, the company announced Wednesday. Ortberg will start the job on Aug. 8, replacing retiring CEO Dave Calhoun, who has been under fire as the company's commercial airplane and defense programs continue to struggle. Boeing will now turn to Ortberg to lead its turnaround plans. He has a background in engineering, not finance, having earned a mechanical engineering degree at the University of Iowa. That may help assuage the concerns of critics who say Boeing's leadership has been too focused on financial results and not enough on engineering quality. "I'm extremely honored and humbled to join this iconic company," Ortberg said in a statement. "Boeing has a tremendous and rich history as a leader and pioneer in our industry, and I'm committed to working together with the more than 170,000 dedicated employees of the company to continue that tradition, with safety and quality at the forefront.