Boeing CEO admits ‘our mistake’ after Alaska Airlines 737 Max blowout incident
- Boeing reeling after incident on Friday left Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane with a gaping hole
- US regulators have grounded 171 planes with the same configuration as the Alaska Airlines jet
Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun took responsibility on Tuesday for a near-catastrophic Alaska Airlines incident last week, vowing “complete transparency” as the aviation giant tries to pivot from its latest crisis.
“We’re going to approach this (by) number one acknowledging our mistake,” Calhoun told employees at a safety meeting called after Friday’s emergency landing, which came after one of the plane’s panels blew out mid-flight.
“We’re going to approach it with 100 per cent and complete transparency every step of the way,” he said.
Calhoun, who ascended to Boeing’s top post in January 2020 as the company reeled from two fatal crashes on the 737 Max, committed to working with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is probing the incident.
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The NTSB is “as good as it gets,” Calhoun said, according to remarks released by the company. “I trust every step they take, and they will get to a conclusion.”
