In light of allegations that the aircraft manufacturer prioritized profits over safety, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is scheduled to offer an apology to crash victims’ families on Tuesday during a Senate grilling.
The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing in April, during which a Boeing engineer testified that he was reprimanded for raising safety concerns about the company’s best-selling 787 Dreamliner and 777. The hearing, titled “Boeing’s Broken Safety Culture,” follows that session.
With his appearance before a congressional panel, Calhoun will be testifying for the first time since a frightening mid-flight incident on a 737 MAX in January sent the company reeling. Investigators from the United States are still investigating the Alaska Airlines incident involving an emergency landing due to a fuselage panel blowing out.
According to a subcommittee memo, the Senate committee received additional complaints from Boeing employees on Tuesday morning. Among these was an official filing from a whistleblower who expressed concern that Boeing’s permissive policies regarding using defective or damaged parts could “lead to a catastrophic event. According to statements released before the hearing, Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, who will preside over the meeting, claimed that the long list of employee grievances demonstrated a culture “where those who speak up are silenced and sidelined while blame is pushed down to the factory floor.
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