Escalating scandal grips airlines including American and Southwest, as nearly 100 planes find fake parts from company with fake employees that vanished overnight::Why are so many flights getting canceled or delayed? Blame a mysterious British supplier accused of falsified documents for plane components.

  • iforgotmyinstance@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    There are several carriers who only perform maintenence in Mexico and South America to save money and avoid unexpected FAA peeks at the maintenance records.

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      1 year ago

      There are many places things get done for refurbishment of seats and interiors - lots in China.

      All places doing heavy C and D checks are FAA certified, for US registered airlines regardless of where they do the work.

      https://airwaysmag.com/abcds-aircraft-maintenance/

      Delta Techops does lots of work on their own planes and others.

      Small airlines won’t be able to afford to run their own heavy check facilities and will certainly outsource.