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Mysterious death: Whistleblower in the Boeing trial dies shortly after testifying – now new allegations are coming to light
John Barnett raised concerns about the safety of Boeing aircraft. Now the important witness in the trial against the aircraft manufacturer has been found dead. Almost at the same time, the US aviation authority reported that Boeing aircraft had failed safety tests.
The whistleblower monitored the production of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for years.
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John Barnett worked for the aircraft manufacturer Boeing for 32 years. Before retiring, he worked as a quality manager at a factory in the USA where 787 Dreamliner aircraft are built. It was Barnett who revealed in 2019 that there were serious safety defects in the production of the machine, which was considered state-of-the-art.