Investigators have found that a helicopter involved in a deadly crash with a passenger plane over Washington was flying above its height limit.

2006 Getty ImagesCHICAGO - Boeing will begin to pay $50 million in financial assistance to the families of more than 300 victims of the two 737 Max crashes, the company announced Monday. Clifford added that if Boeing "wanted to give real relief to the families, they should work with the insurance partners of Ethiopian Airlines to expedite payments to the families." Michael Stumo, the father Samya Stumo who was killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash, told Congress in July that Boeing's initial announcement "seemed like a PR stunt to us." Boeing's 737 Max jets were grounded worldwide in March after Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board. It came five months after the crash of Lion Air Flight 610, also a 737 Max, in October 2018.

A Boeing 737 MAX airplane is pictured on he tarmac with its signature winglet and fuel efficient engines outside the company's factory on March 11, 2019 in Renton, Washington. The company announced Wednesday that it has set aside $50 million to give directly to victims' families. Boeing said Wednesday the $50 million will come from that $100 million compensation fund, and it is designed to provide near-term financial help to the victims' families. Boeing's 737 Max jets were grounded worldwide in March after one of the aircraft, flown by Ethiopian Airlines, crashed shortly after takeoff. It followed a crash in late 2018 of a 737 Max flown by Indonesian airline Lion Air.