Read previewA whistleblower who accused a Boeing supplier of ignoring manufacturing defects on the 737 Max died on Tuesday.
Former Spirit AeroSystems employee Joshua Dean, 45, died after contracting a sudden illness, The Seattle Times reported on Wednesday.
This sudden loss is stunning news here and for his loved ones," Joe Buccino, a spokesperson for Spirit, told The Seattle Times.
Dawn soap is, however, documented under the Federal Aviation Administration's standards as a viable factory tool, Spirit told The Times.
AdvertisementDean's lawyer, Brian Knowles, told The Seattle Times that he did not want to speculate about the timing and circumstances of Dean's death.
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—, Max, Joshua Dean, Dean's, Carol Parsons, Dean, Parsons, intubated, Josh Dean's, Joe Buccino, John Barnett, Barnett, Brian Knowles, Knowles, Dave Calhoun, AeroSystems
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Charleston