WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - Boeing ( BA ) CEO Dave Calhoun

will testify before a U.S. Senate panel on June 18 after a

series of safety issues have raised concerns about the

planemaker's quality and regulators have barred Boeing ( BA )

from expanding production of its best-selling 737 MAX.

Senator Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the Permanent

Subcommittee on Investigations, said Calhoun would testify about

a series of issues. The Federal Aviation Administration in

February barred Boeing ( BA ) from boosting production of its

best-selling plane after a door panel blew out during a Jan. 5

flight on a 737 MAX 9 operated by Alaska Airlines.