Joshua Dean, a former Boeing supplier auditor who reported safety concerns about the Boeing 737 Max production, has died at 45 following a brief illness involving respiratory issues and pneumonia. Dean is the second Boeing whistleblower to die this year, following John "Mitch" Barnett who died by apparent suicide in March. Barnett had spent decades at Boeing and alleged management ignored his reports of potential issues like metal debris near wiring that could cause crashes. Another whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, testified to Congress that there was "no safety culture" at Boeing and whistleblowers faced threats.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02Joshua Dean, a former Boeing supplier auditor who reported safety concerns about the Boeing 737 Max
00:08production, has died at 45 following a brief illness involving respiratory issues and pneumonia.
00:14Dean is the second Boeing whistleblower to die this year following John Barnett,
00:17who died by apparent suicide in March. Barnett had spent decades at Boeing,
00:22and alleged management ignored his reports of potential issues
00:25like metal debris near wiring that could cause crashes.
00:28Another whistleblower, Sam Salipour, testified to Congress that there was
00:32no safety culture at Boeing and whistleblowers faced threats.
00:35The deaths come as the DOJ weighs criminal charges against Boeing over
00:39two 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people.
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