Max crashes are pressing the U.S. Justice Department to pursue a criminal trial against the aerospace giant rather than finalize a proposed agreement that would shield it from prosecution, Bloomberg News reported Thursday.

Boeing is nearing a nonprosecution agreement with the U.S. DOJ over the deadly 737 MAX crashes, potentially avoiding a public trial. Victims' families criticize the move, saying it lets Boeing escape real accountability.

A decision by the Justice Department not to pursue a guilty plea from Boeing would be the latest about-face in a long effort to hold the plane maker accountable for the crashes of two 737 Max jets.

The Justice Department advised families of victims of two 737 Max crashes that it was considering a plan to drop a previous agreement under which Boeing would have pleaded guilty.

Boeing is reportedly set to avoid criminal charges in the 737 Max plane crashes case and instead may enter into a non-prosecutorial settlement with the DOJ, which could allow it to compete for

The Department of Justice is considering dropping a criminal charge against Boeing related to two deadly MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019, victims' families say.

Family members of people killed in two fatal crashes of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jets are urging the US Justice Department to reject a possible deal that would allow the planemaker to avoid a criminal charge.

The U.S. Justice Department should take Boeing to trial in a criminal fraud case stemming from two fatal 737 MAX crashes and reject a tentative deal to allow the planemaker to avoid prosecution, a lawyer for some of the victims' families said.

A lawyer, who represents some of the families of victims of Boeing’s fatal crashes involving the 737 Max aircraft, has urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to take the airplane manufacturer to trial in a criminal fraud case.