Boeing is reportedly looking to get a new and more lenient deal with government prosecutors following an earlier plea agreement covering deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.

The Wall Street Journal reported Boeing attempt to potentially get a less restrictive deal. Boeing has not verified the move. Boeing had agreed last year to pay a fine amounting to $243 million, and to boost regulatory compliance by spending another $455 million, according to the Journal.

The plea agreement reached last year was rejected by a federal judge. The Journal reported the aircraft manufacturer is not attempting to get out of the compliance and regulation spending increase.

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