Boeing CEO Regrets Door Panel Blowout, Says Company ‘Took Responsibility’ for Incidents

Sen. Josh Hawley accuses the CEO of being the ‘problem’ at Boeing and says he hopes he doesn’t ‘destroy this company before it can be saved.’

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Boeing's broken safety culture in Washington on June 18, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun appeared before a U.S. Senate subcommittee on June 18 to discuss the company’s safety culture after a January airplane incident that increased public and regulatory scrutiny on the aerospace company.

He began his opening remarks by turning to face and apologizing to the family members of the 2018 and 2019 737 Max crash victims who were seated in the audience behind him.