Synopsis The government and the company said Thursday that the settlement includes money for the crash victims' families, airline customers and a fine. AFP The two were among 189 who died on Oct. 29, 2018, when a Max operated by Indonesia's Lion Air plunged into the Java Sea. Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a Justice Department investigation and admit that employees misled regulators about the safety of its 737 Max aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes shortly after entering airline service. The government and the company said Thursday that the settlement includes money for the crash victims' families, airline customers and a fine.