Former Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is set to meet with an employee who blew the whistle about the company's safety culture.
Sam Mohawk is a quality assurance inspector at the planemaker's factory in Renton, Washington which produces the 737 Max. In June, he alleged that Boeing mishandled and lost track of hundreds of faulty parts.
He filed a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration which was then made public by a Senate subcommittee investigating Boeing's safety and quality practices.
Mohawk alleged that Boeing ordered staff to move "improperly stored" aircraft parts to "intentionally hide" them from inspectors with the Federal Aviation Administration.
"Since then, those parts that were hidden from the FAA inspection have been moved back to the outside area or lost completely," he added.
His lawyer, Brian Knowles, told Newsweek that Mohawk and Calhoun are expected to meet in mid-September, referring to it as a "historic moment."
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Knowles confirmed the expected meeting in an email to Business Insider.
He told Newsweek that there would be no lawyers present at the one-on-one meeting, allowing them to "speak freely and have a productive and candid conversation."
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