Source: www.newsy.com - Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Watch Video Boeing's CEO took questions from sometimes-angry lawmakers Tuesday, in the first of two hearings on Capitol Hill about his company's grounded 737 Max. Muilenburg started his testimony with an apology to the families of the victims on two deadly Max flights. Some of those family members sat just a couple rows behind him, carrying large pictures of the loved ones they lost. “I think about you and your loved ones every day," Muilenburg said. "And I know the entire Boeing team does as well.” SEE MORE: Lawyer Suing Over 737 MAX Crash: Never Seen Anything 'Quite Like This' But his emotional opening lines didn't disarm the Senators sitting in front of him, eager for answers on Muilenburg's missteps in overseeing the safe implementation of Boeing's once-promising new jet . Boeing implemented a new automation system in the 737 Max intended to make the redesigned jet fly like previous iterations of the 737. Instead, it's blamed, in large part, for the crashes of Lion Air flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines flight 302. The system, MCAS, erroneously and aggressively pitched the nose of both flights toward the ground, without pilot input. In an hours-long question-and-answer session, Senators slammed Muilenburg with suggestions of failed leadership, coverup, and disregard for the safety of the passengers who fly Boeing jets. Muilenburg laid out his company's plans to fix the MCAS , and detailed structural changes at the company
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Watch Video Boeing's CEO took questions from sometimes-angry lawmakers Tuesday, in the first of two hearings on Capitol Hill about his company's grounded 737 Max. Muilenburg started his testimony with an apology to the families of the victims on two deadly Max flights. Some of those family members sat just a couple rows behind him, carrying large pictures of the loved ones they lost. “I think about you and your loved ones every day," Muilenburg said. "And I know the entire Boeing team does as well.” SEE MORE: Lawyer Suing Over 737 MAX Crash: Never Seen Anything 'Quite Like This' But his emotional opening lines didn't disarm the Senators sitting in front of him, eager for answers on Muilenburg's missteps in overseeing the safe implementation of Boeing's once-promising new jet . Boeing implemented a new automation system in the 737 Max intended to make the redesigned jet fly like previous iterations of the 737. Instead, it's blamed, in large part, for the crashes of Lion Air flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines flight 302. The system, MCAS, erroneously and aggressively pitched the nose of both flights toward the ground, without pilot input. In an hours-long question-and-answer session, Senators slammed Muilenburg with suggestions of failed leadership, coverup, and disregard for the safety of the passengers who fly Boeing jets. Muilenburg laid out his company's plans to fix the MCAS , and detailed structural changes at the company
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