'We caused the problem': Boeing CEO takes accountability for Alaska Airlines door plug incident

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun took responsibility for a door plug getting blown out of an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this month in a fourth quarter earnings call.

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun took responsibility for a door plug getting blown out of an Alaska Airlines flight over Oregon earlier this month in the company's fourth quarter earnings call Wednesday.

"We caused the problem," Calhoun said.

Calhoun said that while the company reported its fourth quarter and 2023 results, "my focus is on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 and the actions we are taking as a company to earn the confidence of our customers, the confidence of our regulators and the flying public."

"Boeing is accountable for what happened," Calhoun said. "Whatever the specific cause of the accident might turn out to be, an event like this must simply not happen on an airplane that leaves one of our factories. We simply must be better. Our customers deserve better."