As part of the deal, stemming from fatal 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019, the company agreed to pay a fine of nearly half a billion dollars and strengthen its safety programs. Boeing 737 Max Groundings and Safety Concerns (2019), Compensation for Damages (Law), Airlines and Airplanes, Decisions and Verdicts, Fines (Penalties), Factories and Manufacturing, Boeing Company, Justice Department, Indonesia, Ethiopia As part of the deal, stemming from fatal 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019, the company agreed to pay a fine of nearly half a billion dollars and strengthen its safety programs. NYT > Business