Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems and one of the first whistleblowers to allege Spirit leadership had ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 MAX, died Tuesday morning after a struggle with a sudden, fast-spreading infection.

Known as Josh, Dean lived in Wichita, Kan., where Spirit is based. He was 45, had been in good health and was noted for having a healthy lifestyle.

He died after two weeks in critical condition, his aunt Carol Parsons said.

    • @MataVatnik
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      147 months ago

      Yup that’s what I’ve been calling it the Shitty Gilded Age 2

    • @lanolinoil
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      47 months ago

      I wish so bad I could get gold stars or bonus points for having been talking about gilded age II as soon as I learned what gilded age I was. Unfortunately, all I’ve gotten so far is inflation

    • @Stovetop
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      27 months ago

      Assuming you meant gilded age?