John Barnett, who worked at Boeing for 32 years and had been blowing the whistle over safety concerns at the company, was found dead in his truck Friday with a “self-inflicted” gunshot wound, according to police in South Carolina. The coroner announced his passing Monday.
Boeing has been making headlines recently with a series of safety issues.
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Barnett, an ex-quality manager at Boeing’s North Charleston plant, had been sounding the alarm since his 2017 retirement about some scary quality issues at the aircraft company:
Barnett’s death came during a break in depositions in a whistleblower retaliation suit,…
