A former Boeing employee known for raising concerns about the firm’s production standards has been found dead in the US.
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.
In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.
It said the 62-year-old had died from a “self-inflicted gunshot 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.
A former Boeing employee known for raising concerns about the firm’s production standards has been found dead in the US.
In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.
John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017.
It said the 62-year-old had died from a “self-inflicted gunshot wound” on 9 March and police were investigating.
In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.
In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.
It said the 62-year-old had died from a “self-inflicted gunshot 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.
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