Boeing CEO Admits ‘Mistake’ After Alaska Airlines Midair Blowout

CEO Dave Calhoun said Boeing will work with the National Transportation Safety Board to figure out why the door plug fell off during the flight.

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 Max flies above Paine Field near Boeing's manufacturing facility in Everett, Wash., north of Seattle, on March 23, 2020. Ted S. Warren/AP Photo, File

Boeing’s president and CEO has acknowledged the planemaker’s “mistake” after the door plug of an Alaska Airlines-operated flight blew off last week shortly after take off.

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun told employees during a meeting on Jan. 9 that the company will work with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is investigating the incident and will remain transparent with the agency throughout the probe.