How an alleged scammer sold fake airplane parts to United, Delta, and more — and fooled a whole industry

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 15:44

Delta Air Lines Technical Operations facility — US airlines have been flying with uncertified engine parts for years after a London distributor sold fake components as new with forged documentation.
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Distributor AOG Technics is accused of a years-long scheme of selling fake aircraft parts to airlines.
Major US airlines say they found bogus components sourced from the company on their CFM56 engines.
The plot involved acquiring used parts, restoring them, and then selling them with forged paperwork, according to legal and regulatory filings.

Global airlines have been flying with fake engine parts for years — and the industry is just now finding out.

Earlier this year, a routine inspection of the world's best-selling jet engine uncovered an alarming scheme involving a London distributor called AOG Technics.