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ENTRIES 18 FIRST PUBLISHED 13 MAY 2026 LAST AMENDED 13 MAY 2026 POLICY METHODOLOGY § 08
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THE LIST
§ 18 ENTRIES

JOHN BARNETT — boeing whistleblower, d. 9 march 2024

Sources 1–4 underpin the entries on Barnett in the Dead panel of the front page.

  1. John Barnett biography. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barnett_(whistleblower)
  2. "Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who raised alarm over plane quality, is found dead." Bill Chappell, NPR, 12 March 2024. npr.org/2024/03/12/1238033573
  3. Charleston Police Department investigative findings re: J. Barnett, May 2024. Summarised in: Wikipedia (John Barnett), citing CPD report. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barnett_(whistleblower)#Death
  4. "Family of Boeing whistleblower settles lawsuit with aircraft maker over his death." NBC News / AP, 13 May 2025. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...rcna206653

JOSHUA DEAN — spirit aerosystems whistleblower, d. 1 may 2024

Sources 5–8 underpin the entries on Dean in the Dead panel.

  1. "Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died." Dominic Gates, Seattle Times, 1 May 2024. seattletimes.com/business/whistleblower-josh-dean-...
  2. "Whistleblower Joshua Dean, who raised concerns about Boeing jets, dies at 45." Joel Rose, NPR, 2 May 2024. npr.org/2024/05/02/1248693512
  3. "Whistleblower at key Boeing supplier dies after sudden illness." Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 1 May 2024. cbsnews.com/news/joshua-dean-boeing-whistleblower-...
  4. "Spirit AeroSystems Whistleblower Dies After Sudden Infection." TIME, 2 May 2024. time.com/6973635

THE MCAS CRASHES — ethiopian 302 and lion air 610

Sources 9–10 underpin the crash references in the Dead panel and the 346-fatality figure on the Scale of Loss.

  1. Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority. Final Investigation Report, Accident to Ethiopian Airlines B-737-8 (MAX) Reg ET-AVJ, 10 March 2019. Investigation report AI-01/19. Summary: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Airlines_Flight_302
  2. KNKT (Indonesia National Transportation Safety Committee). Aircraft Accident Investigation Report, PT. Lion Mentari Airlines, B-737-8 (MAX); PK-LQP, 29 October 2018. KNKT.18.10.35.04. Summary: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_Air_Flight_610

ALASKA 1282, THE PLEA DEAL, THE FAA PANEL REPORT

Sources 11–13 underpin the door-plug anchor date, the rejected plea agreement, and the FAA expert review.

  1. NTSB Preliminary Report: Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, 5 January 2024. Report DCA24MA063. ntsb.gov/investigations/...DCA24MA063
  2. "US judge rejects Boeing plea deal over 737 MAX fatal crashes." Reuters, 5 December 2024. reuters.com/legal/...2024-12-05
  3. FAA Expert Panel Report — Boeing 737 MAX Flight Control System, mandated by US Congress, February 2024. faa.gov/.../Section_103_ODA_Panel_Report.pdf

OPERATIONAL DATA — sdr feed, live tracking, market

Sources 14–18 are the upstream data feeds and the methodological anchors. They are documented at /methodology.

  1. Placeholder reference for "last severe SDR." Production build will pull live from av-info.faa.gov/sdrx/ via nightly cron once Stage 2 ships.
  2. airplanes.live public flight-tracking API. CORS-enabled. Live in-browser fetches. airplanes.live
  3. FlightAware / IATA estimate: ~10,000–13,000 commercial aircraft aloft globally at any given moment. flightaware.com
  4. FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (SDRS). Public database. av-info.faa.gov/sdrx/
  5. Historical BA share price, Yahoo Finance. Close 4 January 2024 = $249.00. finance.yahoo.com/quote/BA/history
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