US Congress summons Boeing’s CEO to testify on its jetliner safety following new whistleblower charges

A Senate subcommittee has summoned Boeing CEO David Calhoun to testify about the company’s jetliners in an inquiry prompted by new safety-related charges from a whistleblower. The panel said it will hold a hearing next week featuring a Boeing quality engineer, Sam Salehpour, who is expected to detail safety concerns involving the manufacture and assembly … Read more

Biggest challenge facing new Boeing CEO is winning over airlines

Boeing Co.’s customers finally have what they’ve been after: a leadership shakeup at the planemaker. Days after top executives of major US airlines turned up the heat on Boeing’s board to get a handle on its spiraling safety crisis, the embattled manufacturer announced one of the most dramatic overhauls in its century-long history. The trio … Read more

Boeing picks a retired admiral to lead a team that will review safety in manufacturing planes

Boeing named a retired Navy admiral as a special adviser on matters including quality of work done at suppliers as the aircraft maker responds to a midflight blowout aboard one of its planes this month. Boeing CEO David Calhoun said he asked Kirkland Donald to a team that will make recommendations to improve oversight of … Read more