Boeing is back in the hot seat on Capitol Hill Tuesday, June 18, as the company’s CEO is set to testify before Congress. David Calhoun is scheduled to appear before the Senate Investigations Subcommittee about the company’s latest plan to fix its manufacturing problems.
“Our culture is far from perfect, but we are taking action and making progress,” Calhoun said in his prepared remarks. “We understand the gravity, and we are committed to moving forward with transparency and accountability, while elevating employee engagement.”
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This will mark the first appearance of a high-ranking Boeing official before Congress since a panel blew out of a 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January, raising new concerns about the company’s best-selling commercial aircraft.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are conducting separate investigations into that incident.
One June 13, the head of the FAA told a Senate committee the agency was “too hands off” in its oversight of Boeing before the January incident.
Tuesday’s hearing comes as the Justice Department is considering whether to prosecute Boeing for violating terms of a settlement in connection with two fatal 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.
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BOEING IS BACK IN THE HOT SEAT ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY — AS THE COMPANY’S C-E-O IS SET TO TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS. DAVID CALHOUN IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE SENATE INVESTIGATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE… ABOUT THE COMPANY’S LATEST PLAN TO FIX ITS MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS.
THIS WILL MARK THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF A HIGH-RANKING BOEING OFFICIAL BEFORE CONGRESS SINCE A PANEL BLEW OUT OF A 7-37 MAX DURING AN ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT IN JANUARY… RAISING NEW CONCERNS ABOUT THE COMPANY’S BEST-SELLING COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT.
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ARE CONDUCTING SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS INTO THAT INCIDENT.
JUST LAST WEEK — THE HEAD OF THE F-a-a- TOLD A SENATE COMMITTEE THE AGENCY WAS “TOO HANDS OFF” IN ITS OVERSIGHT OF BOEING BEFORE THE JANUARY INCIDENT.
TODAY’S HEARING COMES AS THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS CONSIDERING WHETHER TO PROSECUTE BOEING FOR VIOLATING TERMS OF A SETTLEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH TWO FATAL CRASHES OF BOEING’S 737 MAX PLANES IN 20-18 AND 20-19 THAT KILLED 346 PEOPLE.
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