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A former Boeing worker who warned of production defects — ignored by the company — has been found dead in the US state of South Carolina.

John Barnett had been employed by Boeing for more than three decades, working on the factory floor until he retired in 2017.

Mr Barnett died from what appeared to be a "self-inflicted" injury, the police said, adding the police department is investigating and "no further details are available at this time".

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[–] 4am@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

ok, im absolutely not flying in any 787 or 737 ever again. 100% not

[–] databender@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago
[–] THE_ANTIHERO@lemmy.today 15 points 8 months ago

Not at all obvious he was killed .

[–] Kajika@lemmy.ml 11 points 8 months ago

He was subsequently found dead in his truck in the hotel car park.

-> https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534703 . This is in the "business" category...

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 10 points 8 months ago

Boeing and the Royal Family racing one another to implode first