Calhoun demurred, saying, "It's a big number."
Hawley cited the 45% pay increase and asked why Calhoun had not resigned.
"Senator, I'm sticking this through. I'm proud of having taking the job.
I'm proud of this safety record, and I'm proud of our Boeing people," Calhoun said.
When Hawley questioned his pride in the safety record, Calhoun affirmed, "I'm proud of every action we have taken."
Hawley pressed: "Every action you've taken?" Calhoun replied, "Yes, sir."
The exchange concluded with Hawley saying, "Wow. There's some news for you."
Earlier in the session, Calhoun stood and turned to face the audience to apologize directly to the families of victims from the 2018 and 2019 Max crashes.
"I apologize to the grief we have caused," Calhoun said, adding, "I want you to know we are totally committed to work focused on safety.
… I'm sorry."
Before the session officially commenced, an audience member shouted, "You should be in jail."
As Calhoun left, Clariss Moore, who lost her daughter Danielle Moore in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash, yelled, "How could you?"
Moore told CNN she wants criminal prosecutions against the executives, questioning if Calhoun's salary was the cost of her daughter's life.
Other lawmakers raised oversight concerns, including Sen. Maria Cantwell, who questioned the aviation experience of regulatory inspectors.
"I'm definitely hearing 'We don't have enough aviation inspectors.' And 'We don't even have enough qualified instructors at schools,'" Cantwell said.
She shared an anecdote about an inspector whose background was entirely outside the aerospace field.
"One story I heard was that they said, 'Yes, I have safety experience. But it's in the dairy industry.'
We need an aviation inspector on the floor who has aviation experience, not just safety experience," Cantwell said.
The hearing also highlighted structural changes made at Boeing since the historical aircraft groundings.
Calhoun defended internal management appointments, saying, "We try to select people who know a lot about airplanes."
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