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

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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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I tried Air New Zealand's 'Skynest' and think the cozy bunk bed will be a great sleep option for economy passengers as the carrier continues its long-haul growth

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Laying on Air New Zealand's Skynest.
The author trying out a Skynest demonstrator.

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A new all-business class airline promising a 'private jet' experience is launching flights to the Maldives using Airbus aircraft with lie-flat beds — meet Beond

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A bed in lie-flat mode, with an orange comfortable and white pillow.
Beond is a new all-business-class airline flying between Europe and Asia and the Maldives starting next month. Return fares start at $2,000.

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A Russian airline is planning to fly an Airbus A320 out of a wheat field where it made an emergency landing last month

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An Airbus A320 of Russia's Ural Airlines passenger plane, which made an emergency landing in a field while flying from Sochi to Omsk, is seen near the settlement of Kamenka in the Novosibirsk region, Russia, September 12, 2023
The Ural Airlines plane suffered a hydraulics failure in September.

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Delta customers who couldn't get refunds after their flights were canceled at the start of the pandemic are getting a share of a $27 million settlement

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A Delta Air Lines plane.
A Delta Air Lines plane.

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The fastest private jets in the world ranked by speed

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8 Gulfstream G700
The G700 is one of the fastest purpose-built private jets currently in service.

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More than 55 global airlines still fly over Russia, including to and from the US: 'a crisis in the making'

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Emirates Airbus A380
Airlines like Dubai-based Emirates cross Russia on flights to and from the US.

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A pair of Bahamian private jets said to be funded by a 'handshake deal' with Sam Bankman-Fried are set to be confiscated by the US government

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A blue and white Bombardier Global 5000 and Sam Bankman-Fried wearing a suit and tie.
The Bombardier Global 5000, and Sam Bankman-Fried.

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A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Honolulu didn't even leave Nevada before being struck by lightning and forced to turn back

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The Hawaiian Airlines inaugural service to Maui's Kahului Airport prepares for takeoff in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 10, 2021
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Russia destroyed the world's largest airplane, but its smaller sibling survives — meet the An-124

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Germany Bundeswehr NH90 helicopter AN-124
Ukraine's An-124 fleet received two saved engines from the destroyed An-225 Myria.

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