Exclusive: US pushing Boeing to plead guilty in deadly crashes, Reuters sources say

Written by Mike Spector and Chris Prentice

(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is pressing Boeing Co to plead guilty to a criminal charge after finding the planemaker violated a settlement over deadly 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

The Justice Department and Boeing are scheduled to hold a phone call later in the day, according to a third source.

Boeing and the Justice Department declined to comment.