Delta, Southwest Search for Jet Engine Parts Sold With Forged Safety Records

This is very serious stuff! Minimum sentence for this kind of crime (similar to forging of medications) ought to be life in prison with no pardon.

"The biggest U.S. airlines are searching for thousands of jet-engine parts with fake safety certificates that were installed on their planes, an unusual incident that highlights the complexity and risks in the aerospace global supply chain."

"The questionable components—from simple nuts and bolts to turbine blades—have been found on 126 engines so far. A lawsuit filed by General Electric and its engine partner Safran accuses AOG Technics, a little-known broker that acquires basic parts and sells them to maintenance and repair organizations, of document falsification. An attorney for the components middleman declined to comment on the continuing legal matter. The U.K.-based firm was established in 2015 and currently lists an address that is a co-working space near Buckingham Palace, public records show."

Delta, Southwest Search for Jet Engine Parts Sold With Forged Safety Records - WSJ Engine makers claim that a small broker sold spare parts that found their way onto at least 126 jet engines