White House: Americans 'should feel safe' flying

STORY: A panel last week blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 plane that had left Portland, Oregon, forcing a dramatic emergency landing with a rectangular-sized hole in the aircraft.

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun told a staff meeting on Tuesday that the planemaker would need to work to earn confidence of airlines and ensure they understand "every Boeing plane in the sky is safe," two people familiar with the comments said.