09:08 AM EDT, 03/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Boeing's ( BA ) largest US customers are seeking to take their concerns about the company's safety and production issues directly to its board, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing unnamed sources.

According to the report, a group of airline executives recently asked to meet with Boeing's ( BA ) board to voice concern over the Jan. 5 blowout of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines (ALK) 737 Max and subsequent revelations about production and safety issues and investigations launched by federal regulators.

Boeing ( BA ) has offered to arrange meetings between airline executives with Chair Larry Kellner and other board members, the Journal reported, citing the sources.

Boeing ( BA ) Chief Executive David Calhoun backs the meetings, the Journal reported, quoting an unidentified company official.

Boeing ( BA ) did not immediately reply to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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