During a contentious Senate hearing on Tuesday, Boeing CEO David Calhoun, who assumed the role in 2020, defended the company’s safety record following two high-profile crashes and an incident in January when a 737 Max 9 lost a door panel mid-flight. According to the Associated Press, Calhoun began his remarks by apologizing to the families of the crash victims “for the grief we have caused,” noting Boeing’s commitment to focusing on safety. Some lawmakers, however, weren’t convinced by Calhoun’s rhetoric.
“You are cutting corners, you are eliminating safety procedures, you are sticking it to your employees, you are cutting back jobs because you are trying to squeeze every piece of profit you can out of this company,” Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said. “You are strip-mining Boeing.”
