WASHINGTON 

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Tuesday apologized to the families of the victims of two fatal 737 Max airplane crashes.

“Before we start today, I’d like to speak directly to the families of the victims who are here with us. On behalf of myself and the Boeing Company, we’re sorry, deeply and truly sorry,” Muilenburg said in testimony to the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee.

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