The head of Boeing acknowledged on Wednesday that the company “clearly fell short” in dealing with the accident-ridden 737 MAX and said that it had not adequately communicated with regulators.
Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg’s remarks to CBS News—his first interview since the global grounding of the plane following two crashes that claimed 346 lives—came as a top airline representative signaled that the top-selling jets could be out of service at least through mid- to late-August.