Boeing stands 'at a moment of reckoning and an opportunity to change a broken safety culture,' says Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, chairing the congressional hearing.
Boeing stands "at a moment of reckoning and an opportunity to change a broken safety culture," says Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, chairing the congressional hearing.Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun testifies at a Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. / Photo: AP
Calhoun's appearance marked his first testimony before a congressional panel since an alarming mid-flight incident in January on a 737 MAX plunged the company back into crisis mode. US investigators are still probing the incident with the Alaska Airlines plane, which made an emergency landing after a fuselage panel blew out.
Calhoun faced aggressive questioning from several lawmakers, including Missouri Republican Josh Hawley who ridiculed the CEO's $33 million compensation plan last year and said Calhoun should have resigned. The star witness was engineer Sam Salehpour, who went public with allegations that, because of flawed manufacturing processes, the Dreamliner could suffer a potentially catastrophic accident because of excessively large gaps in the plane's assembly.Calhoun emphasised that he welcomes when workers speak out about problems, viewing such expressions as a critical component of safety.
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