Concerns mount over Boeing safety practices and potential retaliation against employees who raise red flags.
Joshua Dean, a Boeing whistleblower, died at 45 due to a sudden infection, shortly after raising concerns about flaws in 737 MAX aircraft.
Dean's death follows another Boeing whistleblower's (John Barnett) reported suicide amidst a retaliation lawsuit over safety concerns regarding the 787 Dreamliner.
Dean was fired after he documented serious manufacturing flaws that could potentially jeopardize air safety.
Testimony from another former Boeing engineer exposes a pattern of prioritizing production over safety while silencing whistleblowers.
Ex-engineer Sam Salehpour shared his whistleblower experience before Congress, alleging a Boeing culture of pushing defective parts.
Dean raised specific issues like inaccurately drilled holes in the aft pressure bulkhead, critical to maintaining cabin pressure.
Boeing acknowledges manufacturing imperfections exist, but emphasizes their commitment to improvement and disputes claims about the safety of the Dreamliner.
Whistleblowers allege Boeing prioritizes production speed over addressing potential safety hazards.
Dean's concerns align with the history of manufacturing problems that led to fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
The deaths and alleged retaliation against multiple whistleblowers raise troubling questions about Boeing's ethics and commitment to safety.