WATCH: Boeing CEO Apologizes to Families of Crash Victims Accusing Him

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun testified in front of members of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to defend his company’s safety record after several incidents and fatal plane crashes. Before he began, he stood to face the families of those crash victims to apologize to them.

While still seated, Calhoun said, “Before I begin my opening remarks, I would like to speak directly to those who lost loved ones on Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302.” Both of those flights involved Boeing 737 Max planes.

Calhoun then stood and turned around to face those families in the gallery, many of whom held up posters with images of those who had perished: