Boeing (BA) has reached a tentative deal with the Justice Department to avoid having to plead guilty for violating the terms of a criminal settlement connected to the 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed more than 300 p𓄧eople, ac🍬cording to a report.

Such a deal would involve the aircraft manufacturer signing a non-prosecution agreement with the DOJ in lieu of a guilty plea, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Boeing 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:agreed in July to plead guilty to a charge of defrauding the federal government amid investigations into its safety and production practices after a plane’s 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:door plug detached in midair.

A Boeing spokesperson did not immediaꦬtely respond to a request🅺 for comment. 

Granting Boeing a non-prosecution agreement represents a shift in approach by the DOJ under the Trump administration. According to the Journal, the DOJ told relatives of those killed in the Boeing crashes that the government could lose at trial, which ♏would prevent the department from securing additional relief. Lawyers for the families are expected to formally object to t𒁃he move, the report said. 

Shares of Boeing edged lower in Friday trading. They rose almost 6% this week, lifted by optimism that the company could 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:sell more planes to China amid easing trade tensions with that country.