Seems like someone sending actual engines into other places where you can’t legally buy it. For example, sanctioned country
Lets outsource everything im sure that will always work out!
Pretty sure none of these parts ended up in a private jet.
Much smaller installed base, much less money for the scammers to make.
From the article, just Delta airlines has 2,100 engines in service.
The two planes I know that have been affected by this are the A320 and the 737. Both models have had more that 11,000 built each. So at lease 22,000 planes. (44,000 engines)
By comparison the G650/G700/G800 series (EM’s private jet) has a total of… 512.
Yeah I have a hard time believing that only less than 1% of their fleet is effected. They are being dodgey as fuck about it. Also any airline would jump at the chance for cheaper parts and these counterfeit parts were probably cheaper than legit parts.
Wow, lets add to the list of reasons I will never get on an airplane.
