Joshua Dean, a former Spirit AeroSystems employee, had accused the aircraft manufacturer of ignoring defects in the production of 737 MAX planes.

Boeing whistleblower has died just two months after his colleague was found dead with gunshot wounds in a car park.

Dean was the second Boeing whistleblower to die suddenly this year. Former Boeing employee John Barnett was found dead less than two months ago of a gunshot wound that officials s

His death came less than two months after John Barnett, a 787 Boeing production-quality manager–turned–whistleblower, was found dead in his truck with a gunshot wound. No official cause of Barnett’s death has been determined,

The aviation industry has been rocked by the mysterious deaths of two whistleblowers, Joshua Dean, 45, and John Barnett, 62, who previously raised safety concerns about Boeing aircraft. Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor at Spirit AeroSystems,

He had voiced safety concerns that he felt were neglected during production of the Boeing 737 MAX. According to various reports, Dean had pointed out problems with improperly drilled holes in certain bulkheads of components used for the 737 Max.

After death of Joshua Dean & John Barnett, their lawyers are concerned about the possibility that around 10 more Boeing whistleblowers may suffer the same fate.

The sky is falling — at least on Boeing. A second whistleblower has died under mysterious circumstances, just two months after another one allegedly shot himself in the head — and the attorneys for both men hope their deaths don’t scare away the at least 10 other whistleblowers who want the company to clean up its act.