Boeing working with DOJ on revised plea deal, CEO says

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Boeing is in discussions with the Justice Department to reach a revised plea agreement stemming from the planemaker's alleged misrepresentations to U.S. regulators about a key system on the 737 MAX, company CEO Kelly Ortberg said Wednesday.

Ortberg said at a Senate hearing the company is in discussions with the Justice Department to come up with an alternate agreement after the initial deal was not accepted by a judge. "I want this resolved as fast as anybody," Ortberg said. In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge after two fatal 737 MAX crashes and to pay a fine of up to $487.2 million A judge set a June 23 trial date if no final agreement is reached.