Second Boeing whistleblower dies after short illness | Boeing

Joshua Dean, a Boeing whistleblower who warned of manufacturing defects in the plane makers 737 Max, has died after a short illness, the second Boeing whistleblower to die this year.Dean, 45, was a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems filed a complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) alleging “serious and gross misconduct by senior quality management of the 737 production line” at Spirit.In 2018 and 2019 two 737 Max’s were involved in fatal crashes that killed 346 people. Dean was fired by Spirit in 2023 and filed a complaint with the Department…