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boeing company Chief Executive Dave Calhoun will be questioned Tuesday by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations about quality control issues and whistleblower allegations.
Boeing’s best-selling 737 Max aircraft has been the source of controversy since two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019. strengthen. Alaska Airlines Flights in January.
After the incident, company whistleblower Sam Salehpour came forward and claimed that the airline put excessive stress on aircraft joints, shortening the service life of some aircraft. Boeing denied the claims were “inaccurate.”
The subcommittee on Tuesday released a new whistleblower statement from Boeing quality assurance investigator Sam Mohawk, who claimed the company was missing traces of parts that were damaged or did not meet specifications. Mohawk said the missing parts were likely installed on 737 Max aircraft produced at Boeing’s Washington plant.
The company announced in March that Calhoun would step down as CEO by the end of the year.
—CNBC’s Leslie Josephs contributed to this report
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