Boeing whistleblower John Barnett who raised safety concerns dies

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Boeing whistleblower John Barnett who raised safety concerns dies
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A United Airlines flight traveling from Houston to Fort Myers, Florida, on March 4 had to make an emergency landing back in Texas after experiencing an engine issue, the airline said in a statement.

John Barnett says he raised concerns about the manufacturing process to Boeing bosses – they took no action A former Boeing employee who lifted the lid over the plane manufacturer’s alleged safety problems has been found dead. John Barnett, 62, died on Saturday from a ‘self-inflicted wound’, a South Carolina coroner said yesterday. He was found in his truck at his hotel’s car park – his death has not been officially confirmed as a suicide.

On Monday, dozens of passengers suffered injuries when a Boeing aircraft heading to New Zealand suffered a ‘technical event’, causing it to ‘freeze mid-air’. In March, a Boeing 737 was forced to make an emergency landing in Houston, Texas, not long after takeoff when its engine caught alight.

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