WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Boeing ( BA ) is in discussions
with the Justice Department to reach a revised plea agreement
stemming from the planemaker's alleged misrepresentations to
U.S. regulators about a key system on the 737 MAX, company CEO
Kelly Ortberg said Wednesday.
Ortberg said at a Senate hearing the company is in
discussions with the Justice Department to come up with an
alternate agreement after the initial deal was not accepted by a
judge. "I want this resolved as fast as anybody," Ortberg said.
In July, Boeing ( BA ) agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud
conspiracy charge after two fatal 737 MAX crashes and to pay a
fine of up to $487.2 million A judge set a June 23 trial date if
no final agreement is reached.