Whistleblower articles
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A 2nd Boeing whistleblower "coincidentally" dies — just weeks after 1st Boeing whistleblower died
Less than two months after Boeing whistleblower John Barnett unexpectedly died, another Boeing whistleblower has passed away — this time from a "sudden, fast-spreading" bacterial infection. Josh Dean, a healthy 45-year-old former quality auditor who worked at Spirit AeroSystems — one of Boeing's suppliers (not to be confused with Spirit Airlines) —had complained to Spirit about a "serious defect" that involved improperly drilled holes in "the aft pressure bulkhead of the MAX," according to The...
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Spirit whistleblower dies
A former Spirit Aerosystems worker who raised concerns over the Boeing 737 aircraft has died. Family members reported that Joshua Dean died of an infection. He was 45. Dean was a quality auditor with Spirit, and he
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Whistleblower Laws That Protect Lawbreakers
The late whistleblower John Barnett described Boeing as a psychological torture chamber for anyone who cared about safety. A 2000 law makes fighting back nearly impossible.