US government to offer Boeing 'sweetheart deal', lawyer says

The deal includes a fine, three years of probation and safety audits, according to a lawyer representing the victims of two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes.

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Paul Cassell, who says he got the information "directly from the Justice Department", added that the deal includes a small fine, three years of probation and independent safety audits.

Boeing did not immediately reply to the BBC's request for comment, while the Justice Department (DoJ) declined to provide a statement.

It comes as Boeing announced it had reached a deal to buy the aerospace supplier Spirit AeroSystems - a move it said would improve quality and safety.

Spirit made the fuselage that suffered a mid-flight blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet in January, sparking widespread concern about standards at Boeing.

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