Boeing CEO faces Senate hearing on plane maker’s recovery

Boeing The Kelly Ortberg CEO will describe the company’s progress to improve its manufacturing and safety standards on Wednesday for Congress to improve its crisis years both in its commercial and defense units, including an explosion of door plug in the almost catastrophic air of 2024 in one of its aircraft that left the Boeing factory without key pigs.

“Boeing has made serious mistakes in recent years, and it is unacceptable. In response, we have made radical changes in people, processes and the general structure of our company,” Ortberg said in the written testimony, which was seen by CNBC before the Senate Committee of the Senate Committee. “While there is still a job ahead of us, these deep changes are backed by the deep commitment of all of us to the security of our products and services.”

Ortberg and other Boeing executives have described improvements in the manufacturer’s production lines in recent months, as well as victories as a contract worth more than $ 20 billion to build the next generation combat plane of the United States. But legislators and regulators have maintained high scrutiny in the company, a better American exporter.

“Boeing has been a great American manufacturer and all of usEITHERUld Teara see him prosper, “said Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican and president of the Committee, in a statement in February announcing the audience.” Given the past steps and problems of Boeing, the flying public deserves to hear what changes are being made to rehabilitate the late company of the company. “

Last year, the Federal Aviation Administration limited the Boeing production of its 737 Max aircraft at 38 a month after the January 2024 door burst. The agency plans to keep that limit in place, although Boeing is producing below that level.

The interim administrator of the FAA, Chris Rocheau, said at a Senate audience last week that the supervision of the company’s agency “extends to continuous monitoring of Boeing’s manufacturing practices, maintenance procedures and software updates.”

Correction: Chris Rocheau is an interim FAA administrator. A previous version badly indicated its title.