A spokesman for Malaysia Aviation Group says the supplier of these fake engine parts is not one of its vendors.
Many older-generation Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 planes are believed to be using the CFM56 jet engine.
In a statement last month, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency said it had received reports indicating that several CFM56 engine parts distributed by London-based AOG Technics had been supplied with falsified certificates of authenticity. It is installed on many older-generation Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 planes. However, it is unclear how many fake parts may have been installed or how many aircraft might be affected, Bloomberg reported.
The spokesman said the Malaysia Aviation Group’s fleet includes 47 Boeing B737-800, Airbus A330-300 , A330-200 , A350-900 , A330F , ATR and Twin Otter .FMT has reached out to AirAsia for comment on whether any of its aircraft is affected.
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