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Boeing CEO, Kelly Ortberg, told Capitol Hill legislators on Wednesday that the company would not increase production until it has a stable production system.
Despite being years behind the production schedule, Ortberg, who described the company’s progress to improve its security standards against the Senate Committee, said the company is working “to do this” while the company tries to repair its reputation after a series of crisis.
In January 2024, a new Boeing 737 Max 9 plug exploded during a Alaska airlines Flight after the aircraft left a Boeing installation without installed key bolts. After the 2024 incident, the Federal Aviation Administration limited the Boeing production of 737 Max to 38 per month.
A section of the size of a door near the back of Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 Max exploded 10 minutes after flight 1282 from Portland, Oregon, on January 5, 2024 on its way to Ontario, California. (NTSB through Getty Images / Getty Images)
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During the broad hearing, Ortberg addressed questions from the committee about the negative consequences that these delays could have in national security and commercial operations.
However, Ortberg, who took the helm in August, said the company will not rush this process. While customers are frustrated that the company is late for the delivery of airplanes, “they also know that we have to do this well,” he said.
Ortberg said the company is still “reaching a stable system” and that there is no firm date on when it will return to a “38 per month.”
Boeing Kelly Ortberg CEO testifies to the Senate Trade, Science and Transportation Committee on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC (Win McNamee / Getty images / getty images)
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“I suspect it will be at some point in this year,” said Ortberg. “I hope that this is where production rates, or production stability, allow us to go.”
“I have 100% support from them to do it well. I will not press to get the plane and end up having additional problems,” he continued, and added that his clients have stayed with them.
When the company’s production system is stable, the company will amount to the production rate. However, Ortberg said he does not believe that the company “reaches a rate where people have their aircraft when they originally ordered them.”
Still, “I think our clients understand that they are working with us, and we want you to succeed,” he added.
The Boeing 737 Max plane is assembled at the company’s plant in Renton, Washington, on June 25, 2024. (Jennifer Buchanan/Pool through Reuters/File Photo/Reuters Photos)
Ortberg was beaten to replace Dave Calhoun and turning around Giant of aircraft manufacturing Reputation and financial tension crisis after a series of high profile accidents that involve their aircraft.
The Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, said that Boeing lost the confidence of the American people after the door incident and two fatal accidents in 2018 and 2019, which killed 346 people.
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| Heart | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bachelor of arts | THE BOEING CO. | 168.16 | -0.02 | -0.01% |
However, the aircraft manufacturer I caught a break last month After the United States Air Force selected the aerospace giant to build and deliver its next combat aircraft suite, surpassing other upper aerospace companies, namely Lockheed Martin.
The representation of a graphic artist shows the sixth fighter of the Air Force, the F-47, which will be built by Boeing. (US Air Force Graphic / Fox News)
Stephen Soreace of Fox Business contributed to this report.
