GP: There are few industries in which “excessive regulation” should be considered a good thing: a hunk of thin aluminum flying at 35,000ft at 550mph with 200-300 other people is perhaps one of those industries.
This is why there is strict regulations from the FAA in the US, the EASA in Europe, etc. Yesterday, however, it was reported by OANN that four major US airlines have now acknowledged that they were sold, and installed, unapproved jet engine parts with fake safety certificates.
Delta, American, United and Southwest Airlines have discovered that unapproved jet engine parts with fake safety certificates have been installed inside their planes.
The airline companies and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency have claimed that AOG Technics, a leading global aircraft support provider to the air transport industry, sold them the fake parts. The airlines stated that AOG Technics falsified the required airworthiness documents for the spare parts and mass-produced artificial safety certificates in order to sell its engine parts to them. more
Fake parts, diversity hires at the yoke, and the Taliban with our anti-aircraft missiles available for international distribution.
It’s the ChiComs. Last year it was counterfeit Linear Anti Friction Devises. Ball bearings to you and I.
I recall counterfeit micro chips being found in computer systems. Most likely still happening, who would know when they’re mixed in with real ones. I also recall 55 gallon drums of “didn’t meet specs but working” memory sticks being sold to companies that would sell them as new.
To the four dumb-turd airlines: a certificate is just a scrap of paper. Do your own testing, you dumb bastards.
As for AOG, if any aircraft goes down as a result of one of their “safety certified” parts failing, put their leaders in front of a firing squad, only let them sweat for 20 minutes before firing.
The more I read about cold-hearted murderous humans, the more I like animals.
Should have stuck with Harbor Freight jet engine parts.