Boeing Whistleblower found dead to self-inflicted gunshot wound

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John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017.

In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.

Boeing said it was saddened to hear of Mr Barnett's passing. The Charleston County coroner confirmed his death to the BBC on Monday.

It said the 62-year-old had died from a "self-inflicted" wound on 9 March and police were investigating.

Mr Barnett had worked for the US plane giant for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017 on health grounds.

From 2010, he worked as a quality manager at the North Charleston plant making the 787 Dreamliner, a state-of-the-art airliner used mainly on long-haul routes.

In 2019, Mr Barnett told the BBC that under-pressure workers had been deliberately fitting sub-standard parts to aircraft on the production line.

He also said he had uncovered serious problems with oxygen systems, which could mean one in four breathing masks would not work in an emergency.

He said soon after starting work in South Carolina he had become concerned that the push to get new aircraft built meant the assembly process was rushed and safety was compromised, something the company denied.

I guess it's just too much pressure to hold these corporations accountable

 

[Bigblackted4]

I guess it's just too much pressure to hold these corporations accountable

Lol pressure, money on his head

 

[Mowgli]

 

[Heafcliffe]

 

[ItsPeople]

Gave him the Comrade special

 

[ndthentherewasx]

Sure they warned him.

But how tf do the parts not fit! Masks not work!! How!! And they used them anyway?

Cheap fukks

 

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[Mike Nasty]

He retired in 2017, go raise some chickens......and why off yourself? If you cared that much you could have said something when you still worked there.

 

[Mowgli]

Sure they warned him.

But how tf do the parts not fit! Masks not work!! How!! And they used them anyway?

Cheap fukks

 

[Estarossa]

Gave him the Comrade special

 

[YoungSimpson]

 

[Dr. Acula]

He retired in 2017, go raise some chickens......and why off yourself? If you cared that much you could have said something when you still worked there.

Based on the rest of the article, he pursued legal action that was still ongoing against Boeing for attacking his character. He was supposed to give testimony on the day of his death and didn't show up.

Probably stressed himself out with feeling like the company fukked him over and decided to end it. Seems like he held a grudge over how they went after him.

 

[Harry Sax]

He didn’t kill himself

 

[Harry Sax]

He didnt kill himself

 

[WIA20XX]

Did Dave Calhoun make the call?