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Jet Engine Maker CFM Says Suspect Parts Reached its Own Repair Shops

Jet engine maker CFM International said on Wednesday the number of engines suspected of containing falsely documented parts from a UK distributor had risen to 126, including 16 inside its own workshops after it inadvertently bought them indirectly. CFM, owned …

Plane Went Into Stall Maneuver Before Philadelphia-Area Crash That Killed 2

Federal authorities say a plane that crashed in a residential street near a suburban Philadelphia middle school last year, killing two people, went into a stall and went out of control as the pilot was practicing maneuvers during an instructional …

UK Firm Sold Thousands of Unverified Jet Engine Parts, CFM Says

Jet engine maker CFM International said on Wednesday thousands of engine components may have been sold with forged paperwork by a British distributor, as the fallout from a probe into falsely certified parts reached London’s High Court. Matthew Reeve, a …

Virgin Australia Finds Second Bogus Jet Part With Fake Certificate

Virgin Australia Airlines Pty found a second suspected unapproved plane part from obscure UK supplier AOG Technics Ltd., as the industry continues to hunt down bogus components that have spread across the global fleet. The Australian airline discovered a seal …

United Airlines Is Latest to Discover Bogus Parts in Plane Engines

United Airlines Holdings Inc. discovered dubious parts in two aircraft engines, adding to the list of carriers worldwide that have found bogus components from supplier AOG Technics Ltd. The parts were discovered in a single engine on each of two …

Fake Spare Parts Were Supplied to Fix Top-Selling Jet Engine

European aviation regulators have determined that an obscure London-based company supplied bogus parts for repairs of jet engines that power many older-generation Airbus SE A320 and Boeing Co. 737 planes. Manufacturing partners General Electric Co. and Safran SA have been …

Student Pilot, Instructor Killed in Maine Plane Crash Identified

Authorities identified the two people killed in a Maine plane crash as a flight instructor and student. The Beechcraft cargo plane crashed in a field in the town of Litchfield last Tuesday. Federal authorities are investigating the cause of the …

United Airlines in $30 Million Settlement With Quadriplegic Man’s Family

United Airlines has agreed to a $30 million settlement after a deplaning incident left a quadriplegic man in a vegetative state, court papers show. The settlement with the family of Nathaniel Foster Jr, known as N.J., was disclosed on Tuesday …

Travel Essentials: Passport, Money, Bluetooth Luggage Trackers?

After returning to New York from Oslo in late May, Harley Hendrix noticed her suitcase containing a cherished Alexander McQueen dress had been diverted to Copenhagen. Also rotting in Denmark: packs of cheese that Hendrix had stuffed into the suitcase …

Boeing 737 MAX Engine Fire at Newark Airport Under Investigation

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it is investigating an engine fire last week on a Boeing BA.N 737-900 MAX plane operated by United Airlines UAL.O at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. The NTSB said …