WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A plea deal struck with

Boeing ( BA ) should be accepted, the U.S. Justice Department

said in a court filing on Wednesday, after some relatives of the

346 people killed in two fatal 737 MAX crashes called for it to

be rejected.

Last month, the planemaker finalized an agreement to plead

guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay at least

$243.6 million after breaching a 2021 deferred prosecution

agreement.