Escalating scandal grips airlines including American and Southwest, as nearly 100 planes find fake parts from company with fake employees that vanished overnight::Why are so many flights getting canceled or delayed? Blame a mysterious British supplier accused of falsified documents for plane components.

  • ChrisLicht@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I remember watching an American 60 Minutes episode about commercial airlines buying fake plane parts, maybe 20+ years ago. Depressing to see it still happens.

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      1 year ago

      I remember that one. They also discussed how most large airports had the ability to fully service aircraft and how there were only a few depots such as Texas and hiring skilled illegals as mechanics to service the majority of aircraft to cut costs and take advantage of those workers.

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        1 year ago

        There are several carriers who only perform maintenence in Mexico and South America to save money and avoid unexpected FAA peeks at the maintenance records.

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          There are many places things get done for refurbishment of seats and interiors - lots in China.

          All places doing heavy C and D checks are FAA certified, for US registered airlines regardless of where they do the work.

          https://airwaysmag.com/abcds-aircraft-maintenance/

          Delta Techops does lots of work on their own planes and others.

          Small airlines won’t be able to afford to run their own heavy check facilities and will certainly outsource.