Boeing Reaches Nonprosecution Deal With US Over 737 Max Crashes

Boeing Co. has reached a tentative agreement with the US Justice Department that would allow the planemaker to avoid criminal prosecution for two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jets more than six years ago.

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The settlement was disclosed in a federal court filing Friday, just weeks before a trial was set to start June 23 in Fort Worth, Texas. “The parties are proceeding expeditiously to memorialize the terms into a written agreement,” according to the filing. The agreement still needs to be approved by US District Judge Reed O’Connor.

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A spokesperson for Boeing didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Top photo: A Boeing 737 MAX airliner takes off from Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Washington.