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.
My dad is both a pilot and engineer. I’m aware not all pilots are. Sorry if I didn’t make that clear. If you’re in the industry, this will probably dox me, but my dad designed the Tailorcraft tri-gear, and converted the original WACO biplane blueprints from the Smithsonian to modern specs. He also designed the WACO Super class and their conversion to sea floats about ten years ago or so.
He’s currently 88 and still works full-time at WACO. He knows what he’s talking about.
e: my point is just to relay what I’ve heard from my dad on this topic for US airlines specifically, and that I trust his opinion personally. Nothing more.