Skift Take

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun acknowledged the fallout from the Alaska Airlines jet that suddenly lost a door plug mid-air during a company-wide meeting on Tuesday.

Boeing’s CEO said Tuesday during an all-staff meeting that the company has to acknowledge the issues with its 737 Max 9 after a panel on an Alaska Airlines jet blew off mid-air. 

“We’re going to approach this, number one, acknowledging our mistake,” Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said during the meeting in comments shared by the company. 

Calhoun’s comments come as the Federal Aviation Administration has gro