The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board told a Senate committee on Wednesday that it has yet to receive key information from Boeing related to the Alaska Airlines blowout incident.
20.02.2024 - 18:58 / travelpulse.com / North America / Willie Walsh / Dave Calhoun / Rich Thomaselli
Willie Walsh, the Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has given his support to the leadership of the Boeing Co.
Dave Calhoun, the CEO of the airline manufacturing company, has faced criticism and pressure since the January 5 incident in which a door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane midflight.
IATA is the largest and main trade organization that represents airlines.
Calhoun is the right man at the right time to lead the company during its safety issues, Walsh said, despite overall concerned about its manufacturing, and not just the 737 Max 9 model at the center of the controversy.
"Boeing are taking the right measures. I think they've responded much, much better to this than other events," Walsh told Reuters.
"I've heard people say you need a change in leadership," Walsh continued. "I disagree. I'm confident that he (Calhoun) will fix it."
Walsh also said he didn’t expect a drop off in business from airlines that use Boeing.
Although there is a big buzz at the current Singapore Air Show around the Chinese-made C919, Walsh said that he is impressed by the plane but he doesn’t expect the Chinese to compete with Boeing or Airbus anytime soon.
"It's impressive and it's going to be interesting to see but I think it will be a bit of time before they can be seen as credible competitors," he said.
Whether his words of support for Boeing and Calhoun will have an impact on the company, including its stock price, remains to be seen.
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The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board told a Senate committee on Wednesday that it has yet to receive key information from Boeing related to the Alaska Airlines blowout incident.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it has halted production expansion of the Boeing 737 MAX following a six-week audit of Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems.According to the FAA, it "found multiple instances where the companies allegedly failed to comply with manufacturing quality control requirements" in the wake of a January 5 incident in which a door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines flight in mid-air."The FAA identified non-compliance issues in Boeing's manufacturing process control, parts handling and storage, and product control. The FAA is providing these details to the public as an update to the agency’s ongoing investigation," the agency said Monday."To hold Boeing accountable for its production quality issues, the FAA has halted production expansion of the Boeing 737 MAX, is exploring the use of a third party to conduct independent reviews of quality systems, and will continue its increased onsite presence at Boeing’s facility in Renton, Washington, and Spirit AeroSystems’ facility in Wichita, Kansas."
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