Boeing chief says company flies ‘safe planes' as he meets U.S. lawmakers

Boeing’s chief executive on Wednesday said the company doesn’t fly airplanes that aren’t safe, as he arrived on Capitol Hill for meetings with U.S. lawmakers amid scrutiny of the aviation giant. Safety concerns involving Boeing have multiplied after a panel tore off a 737 Max 9 jet flown by Alaska Airlines this month. On Tuesday, United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL, +1.10% said it was rethinking its longer-term plans for Boeing’s BA, +0.83% biggest 737 Max jet, the Max 10, after the government’s grounding ...