in tuesday s hearing in front of a senate subcommittee, mr calhoun plans to speak directly to the families of the 346 people killed aboard two boeing flights more than five years ago. according to his prepared remarks, mr calhoun expects to speak directly to the family of the people killed. he will also express regret about a january incident that led to a door panel blowout mid flight aboard a 7a7 max 9 aircraft, as well as gratitude there were no fatalities. mr calhoun had served as president and ceo of boeing since january 2020. he plans to tell senators he understands the gravity of boeing s responsibility to uphold aerospace safety and that the company will take action to ensure its safety standards are met and will hold itself accountable. but he will be asked to answer for the company s failures, including criticism that the company put profit over safety. a recent meeting between boeing executives and the united states chief aviation watchdog ended in a plan for syste