Boeing [BA] said Wednesday it has selected the current head of its defense business, Dennis Muilenburg, to be the vice chairman, president and chief operating officer of the aerospace giant, a move that appears to make him the leading candidate to eventually become the company’s next boss. The change, announced in a statement by Boeing CEO Jim McNerney, takes effect at the end of this month. McNerney also said that Chris Chadwick, currently the chief of Boeing Military Aircraft, will…
