Boeing Co. and US prosecutors said they’re working to hammer out a new deal to settle a criminal case stemming from two fatal 737 Max crashes after a federal judge blocked an earlier plan because it included race as a factor for selecting a compliance monitor.

Boeing and U.S. Justice Department have not reached agreement on revised plea deal for 737 MAX crashes, asking a U.S. District Judge to give them until February 16 to provide a new update.

Approaching one year since the Alaska Airlines incident that saw a door panel detach from a Boeing plane in midair, outgoing Federal Aviation Administration head Mike Whitaker said the plane maker's safety turnaround plan is "not a one-year project.

MAX door panel sent the company in a downward spiral, federal aviation chief Mike Whitaker said the planemaker still has work to do to ensure its jetliners are safe.