Posted 9/22/2023, 7:05:53 PM

Fake Aircraft Parts Scandal Grounds Planes, Prompts Investigations into Mysterious Supplier

About 100 planes worldwide found to have fake parts from mysterious supplier AOG Technics with forged documents.
Airlines including Southwest, Virgin Australia, United, and American have identified affected aircraft and grounded planes for repair.
AOG Technics founded in 2015 by Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, also set up real estate and e-commerce companies.
Regulators including FAA investigating extent of fraud as jet engine maker CFM sues AOG to get records.
Incident illustrates risks of gray market part suppliers deceiving airlines through "deep fake" companies.

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