This seems a bit too sensational...
But since I allready am on the "if it is Boeing I ain't going" side due to the past incident with the plugged door blowout, I am not dismissing it completely.
It just feels like the kind of story Boeing would put out there to discredit other whistleblowers.
Now, it may also be a terrible clickbait article where the journalist twisted the words of the guy to get attention.
In any case, I hope this is false as I don't want more planes to crash and people dying.