Bogus parts scandal expands

On August 3, Airline Economics reported on this newsletter that all CFM56 MRO providers received a notice from CFM International on July 28 informing them about that falsified documents had been identified by regulators on certain CFM56 engine component parts. https://www.aviationnews-online.com/maintenance/cfm-investigation-reveals-falsified-parts-documentation/ It has taken some weeks for other industry press to pick up on the same story and only over the past few weeks has more attention been given to this issue, with those impacted beginning to make public statements. United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Virgin Australia have all been reported to have discovered dubious parts in their CFM engines