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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Middleton

Arrest in airline ‘fake parts’ scandal that grounded hundreds of planes

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The Serious Fraud Office has made an arrest as part of an investigation into a company that allegedly supplied jet-engine parts to airlines using forged paperwork.

The individual was arrested at a property in Greater London on Wednesday afternoon by the SFO and National Crime Agency (NCA). The person, who has not been named, is being questioned on suspicion of fraud and was detained at a non-commercial address.

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