Taking his seat before Congress, Boeing’s chief executive, Dave Calhoun said, “I would like to apologise, on behalf of all of our Boeing associates spread throughout the world, past and present, for your losses. And I apologise for the grief that we have caused."

Calhoun was seated beside families who lost relatives in the 2018 and 2019 crashes of the company’s 737 Max 8 planes. They demanding that he turn around and acknowledge them and photos of their loved ones.