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.

  • @[email protected]
    17•8 months ago

    I know this is a joke but you can’t buy a new 747 from Boeing even if you wanted to. Boeing stopped taking orders for the 747 in 2020 and the last plane rolled off the production line in 2022.

    • @InformalTrifleEnglish
      14•8 months ago

      That’s why he’s never buying one again. He’s buying 737 MAXes now

      • @afraid_of_zombies
        13•8 months ago

        The first thing about that plane is it has plenty of ventilation

        • Echo Dot
          9•8 months ago

          It’s like the old biplanes, the key is to fly to a max altitude of 75 ft. Going higher is just frivolous anyway.