Dennis Muilenburg said the company had made mistakes, and he expressed deep remorse. Family members of the dead held up photographs of their lost husbands, wives and children.
There was no end in sight for the work stoppage, which comes as Metro's union said operators are seeking better wages and benefits.
Remarks emphasize internal steps the company is taking to improve safety and to get jets flying again.
The agency missed major safety problems: “The law and the oversight failed,” said Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.), who is leading one of the investigations into the planes.
The lawsuit was filed by a flight attendant on the flight. Southwest denies the video was live-streamed and said the incident was an “inappropriate attempt at humor."
The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission is investigating social media reports and video footage of doors on 7000-series rail cars closing without the required automated warnings for passengers.
Indonesian authorities identified nine factors that combined to cause the deadly crash that killed 189 people.
Metro bus operators, mechanics and utility workers are on strike at the Cinder Bed garage in Lorton, Va.
A slim majority favors adding express toll lanes to the Capital Beltway and Interstate 270.
About 30,000 runners are expected to participate in one of Washington’s biggest street events.
The workers, who plan to continue the strike on Friday, are from the Cinder Bed Bus garage in Lorton, a privately run Metro bus garage managed by Transdev, a French multinational company.
Pepco pledges to keep service running late Sunday, if necessary.
Among the proposals before the Council are calls for lower speed limits, a citywide ban on right-on-red turns, and improvements to bike and pedestrian infrastructure.
Three people with minor injuries were taken to hospitals, D.C. fire officials said.
Riders on Metro's Red, Blue and Yellow lines should expect delays Thursday morning.
A tractor-trailer crashed into a car, and the highway in Maryland is closed.
A VRE train struck a vehicle between the Backlick Road and Alexandria stops. Riders should expect delays.
Metro riders face delays on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines.
At a House hearing, Metro pledges to provide more transparency after ethics scandal
While overall traffic fatalities are down, the number of pedestrians and bicyclists killed on U.S. roads is on the rise, accounting for nearly 20 percent of all traffic deaths, according to federal data.
