CBS NEWS EXCLUSIVE: BOEING CEO DENNIS MUILENBURG APOLOGIZES AFTER DEADLY CRASHES
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH NORAH O’DONNELL, MUILENBURG SAYS: “WE FEEL TERRIBLE ABOUT THESE ACCIDENTS, AND WE APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT HAPPENED”
In an exclusive interview with incoming CBS EVENING NEWS anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg apologized to the families of those killed in the two crashes that left 346 dead and led to the grounding of all 737 Max jets. He also acknowledged that the incidents had “damaged the public trust and the confidence in flying.”
The interview airs tonight, May 29, on the CBS EVENING NEWS (6:30-7:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network and will also be featured across all CBS News broadcasts and platforms this week including CBS THIS MORNING (7:00-9:00 AM); CBSN, CBS News’ 24/7 streaming news service; CBSNews.com; CBS News Radio; and CBS Newspath.
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“We feel terrible about these accidents, and we apologize for what happened. We are sorry for the loss of lives in both accidents,” Muilenburg told O’Donnell. “We are sorry for the impact to the families and the loved ones that are behind, and that will never change, that will always be with us. I can tell you it affects me directly as a leader of this company. It’s very difficult.”
Muilenburg said the crashes have had the “biggest impact” on him in his 34 years at the company.
“We can’t change what has happened in these accidents, but we can be absolutely resolute in what we’re going to do on safety going forward,” Muilenburg said. “So I am sorry for that. We apologize to the families that have been affected. We apologize more broadly to the traveling public where confidence has been affected.”
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