The news for Boeing has been bad lately. Real bad. Ever since the press caught wind of reported safety issues involving the global plane manufacturer’s production process, the company can’t seem to catch a break. After a flight to California lost a part of its hull in January, a seemingly endless string of frightening stories involving the company’s planes have plagued the headlines.
Then, last month, a corporate whistleblower and former longtime employee at Boeing who was in the process of suing the company was found dead in a motel parking lot. Despite the man’s death being dubbed a suicide, the incident spurred conspiracy theories and further aggravated the company’s spiraling public relations crisis.
