UK airlines on red alert as London firm AOG Technics Ltd accused of selling fake turbines - and using made-up LinkedIn profiles

The British airline industry has been placed on a red alert after a London company has been accused of selling fake turbines, nuts and bolts with fraudulent safety certificates. The scandal has caused airlines in the US to be pulled and it has been confirmed that some parts sourced from the fraudster company have been fitted to UK aircraft.

The company accused and being investigated by regulators is called AOG Technics. Alongside supplying fake parts for jet engines to airlines, the company has also been found to have promoted the business with fake LinkedIn profiles and lied about having a ‘virtual’ office in central London just a few minutes walk from Buckingham Palace.