FAA investigating counterfeit titanium in Boeing and Airbus jets. The material, purchased from a little-known Chinese company, was sold with falsified documents and used in parts that went into jets.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether false or incorrect documents were used to verify the authenticity of titanium used in some recently ...

Wichita’s Spirit AeroSystems, which supplies the parts, said the titanium used in Boeing and Airbus jets was sold with counterfeit documentation. The company reported that it has since removed ...

Titanium, purchased from a little-known Chinese company, was sold with falsified documents and used in parts that went into jets made by both Airbus and Boeing. Skip to content Local News ...

Titanium that was distributed with fake documentation has been found in commercial Boeing and Airbus jets. Now the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft manufacturers and supplier Spirit ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an investigation into the use of potentially counterfeit titanium in several recently manufactured Boeing and Airbus jets. This discovery has ...

Titanium, an important component in the aerospace supply chain, is used to make landing gears, blades and turbine discs for aircraft. The FAA is investigating the scope of the problem and trying to ...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether false or incorrect documents were used to verify the authenticity of titanium used in some recently manufactured Boeing jets, the ...