Boeing ‘Threatened to Break’ Whistleblower John Barnett Before Mysterious Death, Family Reveals

Barnett’s body was found outside a South Carolina hotel in March 2024.

It came shortly after he gave deposition testimony in Charleston regarding his whistleblower complaint against Boeing.

The lawsuit accuses Boeing of fostering a “deep-rooted culture of concealing defects and safety violations, and of harassing, denigrating, and retaliating against employees who try to follow the law, FAA’s rules and regulations, and Boeing’s own purported processes and procedures.”

“When John tried to do his job, Boeing Management pressured him to not document defects or to not properly document the aircraft build record in order to avoid production delays,” the lawsuit states.