07:19 AM EDT, 06/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Adds company comment in the fourth paragraph.)

Boeing's ( BA ) chief executive officer, Dave Calhoun, will testify before a US Senate panel on June 18, Senator Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the permanent subcommittee on investigations, and Senator Ron Johnson said in a statement late Wednesday.

Blumenthal said Calhoun's testimony is "a necessary step in meaningfully addressing Boeing's ( BA ) failures, regaining public trust, and restoring the company's central role in the American economy and national defense."

The Federal Aviation Administration halted Boeing's ( BA ) increase in 737 Max production in February following a door panel incident on a 737 Max 9 flight in January.

"We welcome the opportunity to appear before the subcommittee to share the actions we have taken, and will continue to take, to strengthen safety and quality and ensure that commercial air travel remains the safest form of transportation," Boeing ( BA ) said in a statement to MT Newswires.

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