Paris • The chief executive of Boeing said the company made a “mistake” in handling a problematic cockpit warning system in its 737 Max jets before two crashes killed 346 people and he promised transparency as the aircraft maker works to get the grounded plane back in flight.
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg told reporters in Paris before the industry-wide air show that Boeing's communication with regulators, customers and the public "was not consistent. And that's unacceptable."
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has faulted Boeing for not telling regulators for more than year that a safety indicator in the cockpit of the top-selling plane didn't work as intended.