Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday to answer questions about the 737 Max 9 aircraft. "We fly safe planes. We don't put airplanes in the air that we don't have 100% confidence in," Calhoun told a group of reporters in the hallway. "I'm here today in the spirit of transparency to, number one, recognize the seriousness of what you just asked, number two, to share everything I can with our Capitol Hill interests, and to answer all their questions because they have a lot of them." Calhoun declined to comment on claims regarding quality control measures in its Renton plant, citing the ongoing NTSB investigation. A Boeing spokesperson wrote, "as the air safety agency responsible for investigating this accident, only the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board can release information about the investigation. As a party to this investigation, Boeing is not able to comment and will refer you to the NTSB for any information.” Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/money/business/boeing-ceo-meets-with-lawmakers-on-capitol-hill/281-6e23f549-4516-41fa-be68-38b58654f63c