Boeing, DOJ reach deal over MAX crashes case

WASHINGTON – Boeing said Monday it had reached a deal with the US Department of Justice over two fatal 737 MAX crashes, which court papers show would see the aviation giant plead guilty to fraud.The agreement comes after prosecutors concluded Boeing flouted an earlier settlement addressing the disasters, in which 346 people were killed in Ethiopia and Indonesia more than five years ago.”We have reached an agreement in principle on terms of a resolution with the Justice Department,” Boeing told AFP in a statement.Families of crash victims immediately filed an objection to the deal, arguing…