A Boeing 737 MAX 8 is pictured outside the factory on March 11, 2019 in Renton, Washington.
Despite the attention Tuesday’s hearing about Boeing’s safety problems will garner, it’s not clear whether it will produce significant change at the company, said Richard Aboulafia, managing partner for AeroDynamic Consultancy, an aerospace advisory firm.
“Nothing has produced change (at Boeing) except frustration from a bunch of airline customers,” Aboulafia said.
Aboulafia said the board has shown little indication of seeing a need to change the way things are done at Boeing, calling it a “board on autopilot.”
The board approved a $32.8 million pay package for Calhoun in 2023, a 45% increase from the $22.6 million he received for 2022.
“We try to select people who know a lot about airplanes,” he said.
But Senator Richard Blumenthal, the chairman of the subcommittee, argued that Boeing needed to turn to outsiders to make a true change in the culture at the company. »
