(KSNW) — A large order for up to 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets could be ... a firm purchase for 20 737-8 jets and options for 10 more. Spirit AeroSystems builds the fuselage for the planes.

The Justice Department and Boeing are close to a deal that would allow the aerospace giant to avoid pleading guilty or a trial in a criminal case related to two deadly crashes of its 737 Max ...