Boeing should accept the fault and make amends in the wake of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9’s mid-air door panel blowout that triggered concerns about the quality standards maintained by the plane maker, its chief executive has said.
Dave Calhoun made the comments during a company-wide meeting called to reinforce safety as the top priority for Boeing after a door plug blew out on a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft last week.
There were 177 people on board the Alaska Airlines plane, which had to make an emergency landing shortly after departing from Portland International Airport in Oregon.
I’ve got kids, I’ve got grandkids and so do you. This stuff matters. Every detail matters
Dave Calhoun, Boeing chief executive
The flight crew reported decompression issues after the blowout forced the plane to make an emergency landing 20 minutes later. None of those on-board were injured.
“We’re going to approach this, No 1, acknowledging our mistake,” Dave Calhoun told company employees on…
