- Boeing reached out to a US congressman on the morning of CEO Dennis Muilenburg's House testimony on the 737 Max, asking him to avoid asking questions about another troubled Boeing aircraft.
- According to an email sent by a Boeing government affairs employee to staffers for Rep. John Garamendi and seen by Business Insider, Boeing sought to ensure that the congressman would limit his questions to the 737 Max only during Muilenburg's Wednesday testimony to the House Transportation Committee.
- The email suggests that the Boeing KC-46, a military plane that's been plagued by budget overruns, delays, and safety concerns, was off-limits. The plane is currently prohibited by the US Air Force from carrying cargo or personnel. Boeing denied that it asked Garamendi's staffers to avoid questions about the KC-46.
- Garamendi left Muilenburg momentarily speechless at the hearing when he asked about a "systemic problem" at Boeing related to quality, citing the 737 Max, the KC-46, and earlier issues with the 787 Dreamliner.
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During more than five hours of testimony in front of the House Committee on Transportation on Wednesday, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg answered dozens of questions about the company's flawed 737 Max and the plane's two fatal crashes.
But it was a question about a different airplane that left Muilenburg speechless.
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