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Boeing CEO Kelly Autoberg will appear before a Senate committee on Wednesday to testify on how plane manufacturers can improve safety standards after several serious incidents in recent years, including blowing up a hollow door plug in 2024.
Reuters reported that a copy of Autoberg's prepared testimony saw a copy to the Senate Commerce Committee.
“Boeing has caused serious failures in recent years, and that's not acceptable,” testifies to Autoberg. “In response, we made some drastic changes to our people, processes and overall structure.”
In January 2024, a new Boeing 737 Max 9-door plug was blown into the air during an Alaska Airlines flight after the aircraft left the Boeing facility without installing key bolts.
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Lawmakers increased Boeing's production and safety scrutiny after a door plug lost its key bolt during a flight in January 2024 and exploded. (Photos by Reuters/Benoitésier/File/Reuters)
Following the 2024 air blowout, the Federal Aviation Administration produced 737 productions at 38 per month.
An opening will be seen in the fuselage of the Alaska Airlines 1282 Flight 737-9 Max on January 7, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. The door plug was blown 10 minutes after Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 took off from Portland, Oregon on January 5, 2024. (NTSB via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said Boeing lost American trust after the door plug incident and two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019. Two crashes killed 346 people.
Boeing CEO Kelly Autoberg will appear before a Senate committee on Wednesday to provide answers on the plane manufacturer's production and safety standards. (Getty Images, File / Daniel Acker by Getty Images / Bloomberg)
In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to criminal fraud conspiracy charges after the two fatal 737s fell crash, and agreed to pay a fine of up to $487.2 million. US District Judge Reed O'Connor has set a June 23rd trial date in a Department of Justice criminal fraud case against plane makers.
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| Ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ba | Boeing Co. | 168.21 | -2.33 |
-1.37% |
Ortberg intervened as CEO in August 2024. His predecessor, Dave Calhoun, announced he would resign after the door panel was blown away.
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As questions swirl around the quality and safety of Boeing's aircraft, plane makers took a break earlier this month after the US Air Force chose the aerospace giant to build and deliver the next fighter, beating other top aerospace companies, namely Lockheed Martin.
Suzanne O'Halloran of Fox Business contributed to this report.
