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Congress grills Boeing CEO over company's safety setbacks

Season 2024 Episode 171 | 7m 36s

Outgoing Boeing CEO David Calhoun faced tough questioning on Capitol Hill as lawmakers raised concerns about the company’s safety culture and quality control practices. He spoke to Congress for the first time since a door panel of a Boeing plane blew out mid-flight. Aviation correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on the hearing.

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