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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Evans and Joe Middleton

Tui hit by airline ‘fake parts’ scandal that grounded hundreds of planes

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One of Europe’s largest package holiday operators has been caught up in a worldwide scandal that grounded hundreds of planes – and could ground hundreds more.

The case of a London-based company that allegedly supplied jet-engine parts using forged paperwork has already grounded almost 100 aircraft as regulators and airlines scrambled to assess the scale of the issue that involves potentially thousands of airline parts sold by AOG Technics.

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