Boeing CEO David Calhoun’s remarks come at a time of heightened concerns about Boeing’s regard for flight and human safety|@MzshowStoppa|X
Aviation giant Boeing is in turbulence as its CEO David Calhoun acknowledged their mistake played a role in the Alaska Airlines door-plug blowout fiasco that grounded more than 170 planes in the US.
In his first remark since the flight incident, Calhoun assured transparency and collaboration with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for a thorough investigation.
Calhoun’s statement comes at a time of heightened concerns about Boeing’s regard for flight and human safety.
During inspection, United and Alaska Airlines found loose bolts in their grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 plane doors.
In a startling revelation, federal investigators discovered that the cockpit door of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was designed to open during rapid decompression, a detail absent from the Boeing manual.
Boeing’s design allowed the cockpit door to open under specific conditions, highlighting a security flaw. The NTSB confirmed that Boeing plans to update the manual.
Not the first
The company’s 737 Max 8 faced a two-year grounding following 2018 and 2019 crashes claiming 346 lives. The incidents were attributed to a flawed flight control system that caused fatal nosedives.