CHICAGO — Boeing says it will pay US$100 million over several years to families and communities affected by two ******* of its 737 Max plane that ****** 346 people.

The company announced today that some of the money will go toward living expenses and to cover hardship suffered by the families of **** passengers.

Boeing faces dozens of lawsuits over the accidents.

Relatives of passengers on a ******** Max that crashed off the coast of Indonesia agreed to try to settle through mediation, but families of passengers ****** in an Ethiopian Airlines ***** are waiting until more is known about the accidents.

Preliminary investigations point to the role played by new software that pushed the planes’ noses down. Boeing is updating the software. Max jets have been grounded worldwide since March.