US EditionBoeing whistleblower dies following a brief illness, weeks after the suicide of another
- Former Boeing supplier, Joshua Dean, who accused Spirit AeroSystems of production defects for the 737 MAX, dies from sudden illness as reported by his family.
- Dean had raised concerns about quality standards at a Boeing plant in Kansas in 2022, per a lawsuit, and his death followed contracting pneumonia and suffering a stroke after an infection.
- Dean's death is likely to reignite scrutiny on Boeing due to previous safety issues with the 737 MAX, including an incident in January where an emergency exit door detached mid-flight.
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Josh Dean had a sudden and unexpected illness, and John Barnett died suspectedly in March.
Second whistleblower linked to Boeing dies after brief illness
A Kansas man is now the second whistleblower linked to Boeing to die in the last two months. The family of 45-year-old Joshua Dean says he had a staph infection that quickly developed into pneumonia.
A principios de marzo, el exempleado de Boeing John Barnett , conocido por alertar sobre problemas en los estándares de producción de la compañía en la fábrica del 787 Dreamliner de North Charleston (Carolina del Sur, Estados Unidos), fue hallado muerto por una herida de bala «autoinfligida» . Este descubrimiento agravó la crisis existente en la marca tras los problemas en algunos de sus modelos de aviones . Ahora, ha muerto Joshua Dean , otro d…
Another whistleblower in the extensive Boeing complex for aircraft quality defects has died unexpectedly. The former employee of a supplier had previously alerted to serious safety defects.From author Quirin Knospe (Hamburg)
Second Boeing whistleblower dies under unusual circumstances, raising questions of whether it's a coincidence
A former Boeing mechanical engineer and quality inspector who filed complaints with the Federal Aviation Administration over defects in aircraft manufacturing died on May 1 after developing a sudden and fast-moving infection. Joshua Dean is now the second whistleblower to have died under mysterious circumstances, which is fueling theories that Boeing is trying to cover up known defects in its aircraft. Dean was fired from Spirit AeroSystems in A…
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