Boeing CEO grilled over 737 crashes

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Boeing CEO grilled over 737 crashes

Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of Boeing, arrives to testify before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing in Hart Building on aviation safety and the future of the Boeing 737 MAX on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Nathan Ouellette

Posted October 29, 2019 at 2:07pm

Boeing President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg appeared before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Tuesday.

Connecticut Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal criticized the company’s system of certification and oversight of its pilots as, “broken,” saying the pilots and loved ones involved in a spate of Boeing 737 Max crashes, “never had a chance.”

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