CEO David Calhoun is scheduled to appear before the Senate investigations subcommittee, which is chaired by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a Boeing critic.
During a Thursday Senate committee hearing, the FAA administrator said the agency was"too hands off" in watching Boeing . Tuesday about the company’s latest plan to fix its manufacturing problems, and relatives of people who died in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners plan to be in the room, watching him. is scheduled to appear before the Senate investigations subcommittee, which is chaired by Sen. Richard Blumenthal , D-Conn., a Boeing critic.
“Once Boeing received such a notice, it ordered the majority of the parts that were being stored outside to be moved to another location to intentionally hide improperly stored parts from the FAA,” Mohawk said, according to the report. “Approximately 80% of the parts were moved to avoid the watchful eyes of the FAA inspectors.”
The subcommittee said that documents and whistleblower accounts “paint a troubling picture of a company that prioritizes speed of manufacturing and cutting costs over ensuring the quality and safety of aircraft.” “From the beginning, we took responsibility and cooperated transparently with the NTSB and the FAA,” Calhoun said in remarks prepared for the hearing. He defended the
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