Major US Airlines Discover Unapproved Jet Engine Parts Installed in Aircraft

Safran CEO Olivier Andries told CH-Aviation news that his company had never dealt with AOG Technics and that the size of the problem is still unclear
Major US Airlines Discover Unapproved Jet Engine Parts Installed in Aircraft
Workers assemble an aircraft jet engine at the Rolls-Royce aircraft engine factory in Berlin on Aug. 23, 2006. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Jana J. Pruet
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Several major U.S. airlines have discovered that some of their aircraft’s engines were equipped with unapproved parts, which has resulted in a lawsuit against the parts supplier.

The parts, allegedly supplied by London-based AOG Technics, have been found in a small number of jet engines on U.S. aircraft belonging to United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Southwest Airlines, as well as some European carriers. AOG Technics is a company that acquires engine parts and sells them to maintenance and repair organizations.

Jana J. Pruet
Jana J. Pruet
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