UK Authorities Detain 1 Individual Following Raids on Counterfeit Components Linked to Top-Selling Aircraft Engine

UK Arrests 1 After Raids Over Fake Parts For Best-Selling Plane Engine

London: The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in the UK conducted a raid on Wednesday and arrested an individual as part of an investigation into an aircraft parts supplier that has serviced multiple major airlines. The focus of the probe is UK-based AOG Technics Ltd, which has been supplying parts for the world’s best-selling passenger aircraft engine (CFM56) and the most widely used cargo aircraft engine (CF6) since 2015.

Authorities suspect that the parts supplied by AOG Technics may not have been certified. These parts were primarily sold to overseas companies involved in the installation of airline parts, as well as to UK airlines, maintenance providers, and parts suppliers, according to a statement from the SFO. As a result, aviation authorities in the UK, Europe, and the United States have issued alerts to businesses that may have purchased or installed AOG’s parts, leading to the grounding of some planes.

Nick Ephgrave, the director of the SFO, stated, “This investigation deals with very serious allegations of fraud involving the supply of aircraft parts, the consequences of which are potentially far-reaching. The SFO is best placed to take this investigation forward vigorously, and we are determined to establish the facts as swiftly as possible.”

The CFM56 engines are utilized in the previous generation of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft.

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