A Kansas man is now the second whistleblower linked to Boeing to die in the
Joshua Dean, a 45-year-old former quality auditor at Spirit AeroSystems who had recently become a whistleblower about manufacturing defects on the Boeing 737 MAX, tragically passed away following a sudden illness. Boeing whistleblowers keep passing away.
A former Boeing employee turned whistleblower has died after a sudden illness, his family announced on Tuesday.Joshua Dean, a former Spirit AeroSystems employee, had accused the aircraft manufacturer of ignoring defects in the production of the 737 MAX, a series whose reputation has been marred by a series of crashes and safety issues in recent years.Dean is the second Boeing whistleblower to die suddenly, after Josh Barnett was found dead less than two months ago. According to South Carolina...
Another whistleblower who raised safety concerns about production practices related to Boeing has died. Joshua Dean, who previously worked as a quality auditor at the plane manufacturer’s supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, died Tuesday as the result of a “sudden, fast-spreading infection,” the Seattle Times reports. Dean, who is described as being a “healthy” 45-year-old who was known for having a “healthy lifestyle,” succumbed to the sudden onset of a bacterial infection known as...
Family members of a Boeing whistleblower who died suddenly on Tuesday have posted messages of mourning on social media.Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems, had accused the supplier of ignoring defects in the production of the 737 MAX planes, which have been under scrutiny following a series of plane crashes and other safety issues.Dean's sister, Taylor Rae Roberts, posted a tribute to him on Facebook, writing: "My handsome brother Joshua passed away this...
"It Was Brutal": 2nd Boeing-Linked Whistleblower Dies A whistleblower at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems died Tuesday morning following a struggle with a 'sudden, fast-spreading infection,' the Seattle Times reports. 45-year-old Joshua Dean, a former mechanical engineer and quality auditor from Wichita, Kansas, alleged that Spirit leadership ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 MAX, including 'mechanics improperly drilling holes in the aft pressure bulkhead of the MAX.'...
John Barnett had been giving a formal legal deposition against the plane manufacturer before his sudden death.
A whistleblower who identified engineering problems at the company that supplied Boeing with airliner fuselages died on Monday, CBS News has learned, after suffering from a fast-spreading infection. Joshua Dean was a quality inspector at Spirit AeroSystems, which builds the bulk of the 737 Max for Boeing. Dean raised concerns in October 2022 about misdrilled holes on a rear section of the plane that is necessary to maintain cabin pressure during flight. Attorneys for Dean confirmed his death. He...
Just a couple of months ago a Boeing whistleblower was found dead, with the cause of death deemed a suicide. Now, another Boeing whistleblower is dead, this time after contracting and succumbing to a sudden illness. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.
Joshua Dean, formerly an auditor at Spirit Aerosystems and whistleblower who alleged that Spirit had failed to address defects along the Boeing 737 production line, died Tuesday after a two-week fi
A second Boeing whistleblower who raised concerns about a supplier who had been ignoring production defects has died suddenly at age 44 on Tuesday. Joshua Dean, a quality auditor at supplier Spirit
A whistleblower who accused a Boeing supplier of ignoring manufacturing defects on the 737 Max died on Tuesday.Former Spirit AeroSystems employee Joshua Dean, 45, died after contracting a sudden illness, The Seattle Times reported on Wednesday. Dean's aunt, Carol Parsons, told the outlet that Dean went to the hospital after he had trouble breathing some two weeks ago.Parsons said her nephew was intubated, and his condition began to worsen. Dean developed pneumonia and MRSA, a serious bacterial...