Originally published at: Fake Aircraft Parts Scheme Lands Director in Prison
Fraud case involved engine components used by airlines worldwide.
Exactly what was this skeevy scumbag ACTUALLY doing wrong? Selling used parts as new?? selling imitation, pot metal, uncertified unreliable parts? Or was it just missing/improper documentation on usable parts?
Googling for his name, I found a number of news stories. This one states he was selling used parts and forging documentation as new, among other falsehoods.
AVweb could have done a better job with the story.
Avweb is Firecreek now. So the AI-created articles are never going to be anywhere near as good as when humans were writing them.
Yup, I know. Still, the humans could have scraped a better article.
(Russ Niles is working hard elsewhere…)
I fear this may just be the tip of the iceberg. With airlines facing rising costs for maintenance, and constantly putting profits over people, sales over safety, and costs over consequences (think Boeing here), how many other ‘fake’ parts are out there, flying in planes, and when will this cause the next disaster? Scary!