A close family friend of John Barnett said he predicted he might wind up dead and that a story could surface that he killed himself.
  • Lilith@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    8 months ago

    When I heard this story break, I immediately thought “this sounds like some Russia shit” because it tracks. But I really didn’t want to jump to conspiracy theories because testifying in this manner could lead to mental anguish. Yet, if it’s verified that Barnett did indeed said this to a friend, well now the coincidence is even more damning.

    I don’t trust Boeing and John Oliver’s recent special about them really calls their QA into question. It feels weird to consider I flew on a MAX not too long ago following the Alaska incident. It’s one thing to joke haha am I near a door plug? But more and more it feels like you’re rolling the dice when you get on a Boeing. I get air travel overall is safe, but I shouldn’t have to second guess that based on what plane I get on.

    • Kissaki@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      8 months ago

      John Oliver’s recent special about them really calls their QA into question

      What do you mean by that? What was lacking?

      • Lilith@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        8 months ago

        The episode in question is available on YouTube and is pretty damning. But there’s a portion featuring a clip where a one 737 assembly line worker asked his coworkers if they would fly on those planes. Several said no and one dude who said yes joked he had a death wish. But overall their view was the planes were unsafe due to seeing how bad the quality was themselves.

        There’s also the recent news that a different Boeing whistleblower got off his flight when he realized he was on a MAX despite purposefully booking a flight avoiding that plane model. Honestly really concerning that the very people who worked on those planes don’t want to fly on them.

        • Kissaki@beehaw.orgEnglish
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          8 months ago

          Ah, I thought you were talking about John Oliver’s QA. I see how “QA” is ambiguous between the two now though.