<p>Washington: Outgoing Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will testify before a US Senate panel on June 18 after a series of incidents raised concerns about safety and quality, and led regulators to cap the planemaker's production of its best-selling 737 MAX.</p><p>Senator Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said Calhoun would testify about a series of issues.</p><p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in February barred Boeing from boosting 737 MAX production after a door panel blew out during a Jan 5 flight on a 737 MAX 9 operated by Alaska Airlines.</p><p>Blumenthal said after two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people, "Boeing made a promise to overhaul its safety practices and culture. That promise proved empty, and the American people deserve an explanation."</p>.Emirates president asks Boeing for compensation over 777x delays. <p>Calhoun has said he will leave by the end of the year as part of a broader management shakeup, as Boeing faces multiple government investigations and pressure from investors and airlines to find a new CEO.</p><p>The longstanding Boeing board member and General Electric veteran took the helm of the company in 2020 after the ousting of his scandal-tinged predecessor.</p><p>Contenders for the top job at Boeing include Spirit AeroSystems CEO Pat Shanahan and Boeing Commercial Airplanes president Stephanie Pope, according to industry sources.</p><p>Boeing said it welcomed the chance for Calhoun to discuss its actions to strengthen safety and quality during his Senate testimony.</p><p>During a hearing in April before Blumenthal's committee, a Boeing engineer testified the company took dangerous manufacturing shortcuts with certain planes and sidelined him when he raised safety concerns, claims the company disputes.</p><p>Blumenthal said Calhoun's testimony was a necessary step to meaningfully address Boeing's failures, regain public trust and restore its central role in the American economy and national defense.</p><p>Howard McKenzie, Boeing's chief engineer, will accompany Calhoun, but not provide testimony, the committee said.</p><p>Late on Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee said FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker would testify before the panel on June 13 on the agency's oversight of Boeing and other airplane manufacturers.</p><p>Whitaker in late February gave Boeing 90 days to develop a comprehensive plan to address "systemic quality-control issues."</p><p>The US Justice Department said last month Boeing had breached its obligations in a 2021 agreement that shielded the planemaker from criminal prosecution over the fatal 737 MAX crashes. Boeing faces a criminal probe into the Alaska Airlines incident as well.</p><p>Boeing has said it believes it has honored the terms of the deferred prosecution agreement. </p>
<p>Washington: Outgoing Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will testify before a US Senate panel on June 18 after a series of incidents raised concerns about safety and quality, and led regulators to cap the planemaker's production of its best-selling 737 MAX.</p><p>Senator Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said Calhoun would testify about a series of issues.</p><p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in February barred Boeing from boosting 737 MAX production after a door panel blew out during a Jan 5 flight on a 737 MAX 9 operated by Alaska Airlines.</p><p>Blumenthal said after two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people, "Boeing made a promise to overhaul its safety practices and culture. That promise proved empty, and the American people deserve an explanation."</p>.Emirates president asks Boeing for compensation over 777x delays. <p>Calhoun has said he will leave by the end of the year as part of a broader management shakeup, as Boeing faces multiple government investigations and pressure from investors and airlines to find a new CEO.</p><p>The longstanding Boeing board member and General Electric veteran took the helm of the company in 2020 after the ousting of his scandal-tinged predecessor.</p><p>Contenders for the top job at Boeing include Spirit AeroSystems CEO Pat Shanahan and Boeing Commercial Airplanes president Stephanie Pope, according to industry sources.</p><p>Boeing said it welcomed the chance for Calhoun to discuss its actions to strengthen safety and quality during his Senate testimony.</p><p>During a hearing in April before Blumenthal's committee, a Boeing engineer testified the company took dangerous manufacturing shortcuts with certain planes and sidelined him when he raised safety concerns, claims the company disputes.</p><p>Blumenthal said Calhoun's testimony was a necessary step to meaningfully address Boeing's failures, regain public trust and restore its central role in the American economy and national defense.</p><p>Howard McKenzie, Boeing's chief engineer, will accompany Calhoun, but not provide testimony, the committee said.</p><p>Late on Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee said FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker would testify before the panel on June 13 on the agency's oversight of Boeing and other airplane manufacturers.</p><p>Whitaker in late February gave Boeing 90 days to develop a comprehensive plan to address "systemic quality-control issues."</p><p>The US Justice Department said last month Boeing had breached its obligations in a 2021 agreement that shielded the planemaker from criminal prosecution over the fatal 737 MAX crashes. Boeing faces a criminal probe into the Alaska Airlines incident as well.</p><p>Boeing has said it believes it has honored the terms of the deferred prosecution agreement. </p>