Prior to his death, whistleblower John Barnett was testifying against Boeing over concerns about standards.

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.

  • @cyberpunk007
    51•3 months ago

    Neat, I’m jumping on a Boeing 737-700 in about 8 hours. Nice knowin ya while it lasted.

    • SeaJ
      31•3 months ago

      That feel was created before they started cutting corners. You should be fine.

    • @Emerald
      3•3 months ago

      It’s not a MAX so you’ll probably be fine haha