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Senator Josh Hawley, known as a congressional flamethrower, mentions outgoing Boeing boss Dave Calhoun. "I wonder how much he's getting paid," he says. "I bet it's a lot." Two competing hearings were held in Congress on Wednesday to discuss the issue of safety issues on Boeing planes
Indeed it is: $32.77m for 2023, up 45% from the prior year and 273 times the company's median pay, Boeing disclosed recently. Sam Salehpour, a Boeing engineer who filed a whistleblower complaint about the company's lack of safety protocols, told one committee that he was violently threatened by his bosses after coming forward with his concerns
That included $1.4m in salary, the same as in 2022, and more than $30m in stock awards. He also claimed that he saw workers jump on plane pieces, like "Tarzan", in order "to get them to align"
He could also receive a retirement package worth more than $44m when he steps down later this year. Ed Pierson, the director of the Foundation for Aviation Safety, accused Boeing of engaging in a "criminal cover-up"
At the end of the hearing, Senator Richard Blumenthal said he is planning future hearings, and has asked the FAA and Boeing to speak
During the hearing, US federal aviation regulators at the FAA issued a brief ground stop on all Alaska Airlines planes. The company said it was due to a systems upgrade glitch that was quickly repaired
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