Watch live: Boeing CEO testifies before Senate amid safety concerns

A newly revealed whistleblower complaint will give Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun new concerns to address when he testifies before a Senate committee this afternoon.

According to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., the latest whistleblower suggested that Boeing improperly stored, tracked and documented parts that were damaged or otherwise out of specification. The complaint alleges that Boeing tried to conceal evidence of this obfuscation from the Federal Aviation Administration and that mismanaged tracking of the faulty parts likely led to their installation on 737 Max jets.

“This is a culture that continues to prioritize profits, push limits, and disregard its workers. A culture where those who speak up are silenced and sidelined while blame is pushed down to the factory floor,” Blumenthal said in a statement coupled with the release. “A culture that enables retaliation against those who do not submit to the bottom line. A culture that desperately needs to be repaired.”

[georgeshelton]

Even this doesn't surprise me. We had commercial passenger airliner safety concerns before for decades. We even had it during the entire 2000s and the 2010s. 😟 😨 😀 😄 🤣 👍 😟