Alarming Discovery: Unsafe Components Detected in Southwest, American Airlines, and United Aircrafts

• Three US airlines have discovered fake parts in their planes from AOG Technics, a UK-based company.
• The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reported that these parts were sold by AOG Technics with falsified paperwork, posing a safety risk.
• About 100 planes, including those of Southwest, United, and American airlines, have been found to contain these illegitimate parts.

Southwest Airlines recently made a shocking discovery.

They found unauthorized parts within one of their planes, uncovering a larger conspiracy.

These parts were traced back to AOG Technics, a company established in 2015 that specializes in selling components like engine parts and turbine blades.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently discovered that AOG Technics had sold parts with counterfeit paperwork to an aircraft maintenance company. Furthermore, the EU Aviation Safety Agency warned about “suspected unapproved parts” originating from AOG Technics.

The airlines using these illegitimate parts cannot guarantee their safety due to the lack of approval from the appropriate agencies, raising concerns.

Shortly after Southwest’s discovery, United Airlines also confirmed finding AOG Technics parts in their planes on September 18. Later, American Airlines reported encountering similar fake parts, as reported by Bloomberg.

In previous statements to Insider, United Airlines revealed finding AOG Technics parts in two different aircraft, specifically on one of their engines. Southwest Airlines, on the other hand, identified two parts on a single engine. American Airlines mentioned discovering the parts on only a small number of planes, according to a spokesperson. Fortune reported that these fake parts have been found in approximately 100 planes worldwide.

CFM International, a jet engine manufacturer, has taken legal action against AOG Technics in London to retrieve documents related to parts used in certain engines since 2015, as reported by Reuters.

A lawyer representing CFM International accused AOG Technics of orchestrating a deliberate and sophisticated scheme to deceive the market with falsified documents on a large scale.

Interestingly, it appears that AOG Technics has ceased operations. Their website and LinkedIn page are no longer accessible, and Google lists the company as “permanently closed.” Additionally, it has been revealed that AOG Technics may have created fake LinkedIn profiles for non-existent employees, as highlighted by Bloomberg.

Insider’s attempt to reach out to AOG Technics for comment went unanswered.