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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
John BIERS

Boeing CEO: Alaska Airlines Incident 'Our Mistake,' Vows Transparency

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun vowed to work with the National Transportation Safety Board to move forward after the emergency landing of an Alaska Airlines plane (Credit: AFP)

Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun took responsibility on Tuesday for a near-catastrophic Alaska Airlines incident last week, vowing "complete transparency" as the aviation giant tries to pivot from its latest crisis.

"We're going to approach this (by) number one acknowledging our mistake," Calhoun told employees at a safety meeting called after Friday's emergency landing, which came after one of the plane's panels blew out mid-flight.

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