Joshua Dean, a Boeing whistleblower who warned of manufacturing defects in the plane makers 737 Max, has died after a short illness, the second Boeing whistleblower to die this year. Dean, 45, was a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems filed a complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) alleging “serious and gross misconduct by senior quality management of the 737 production line” at Spirit. In 2018 and 2019 two 737 Max’s were involved in fatal crashes that killed 346 people. Dean was fired by Spirit in 2023 and filed a complaint with the Department of Labor alleging that his termination was in retaliation for raising safety concerns. According to the Seattle Times, Dean was hospitalized after having trouble breathing. He was intubated and developed pneumonia and a serious infection before dying two weeks later. “He passed away yesterday morning, and his absence will be deeply felt. We will always love you Josh,” Dean’s aunt, Carol Dean Parsons, said via Facebook. Dean was represented by the same law firm that represented Boeing whistleblower John “Mitch” Barnett. Barnett,62, was found dead in March from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Barnett spent almost three decades at Boeing...