Joshua Dean, a 45-year-old Boeing whistleblower who alleged that a supplier ignored safety concerns during the 737 Max production, dies unexpectedly nearly two months after the suicide of John Barnett, the airline’s former quality control manager.
Joshua Dean previously said he was fired from Spirit AeroSystems, where he was employed as a quality auditor, in October 2022 for raising standards issues at the supplier’s Wichita, Kansas plant. Spirit made a door stopper for Boeing that accidentally broke in mid-air during an Alaska Airlines flight in January. According to his family’s social …