Titanium that was distributed with fake documentation has been found in commercial Boeing and Airbus jets. Now the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft manufacturers and supplier Spirit ...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether false or incorrect documents were used to verify the authenticity of titanium used in some recently manufactured Boeing jets, the ...

The titanium in question has been used in a variety of aircraft parts, according to Spirit officials. For the 787 Dreamliner, that includes the passenger entry door, cargo doors and a component ...

FAA investigates possible use of counterfeit titanium in planes, and other top headlines 02:11. Federal transportation officials are investigating how titanium sold with phony documentation made ...

Boeing and Airbus may have used 'counterfeit' titanium in planes, FAA says. ... The FAA is also investigating whether Boeing completed required inspections on its flagship 787 Dreamliner jets.

The planes that included components made with the material were built between 2019 and 2023, among them some Boeing 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner airliners as well as Airbus A220 jets, according to ...

The faux titanium has been used in both Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A220’s heat shield that protects a component that connects a jet’s engine to its frame, according to Spirit AeroSystem officials.

Titanium, purchased from a little-known Chinese company, was sold with falsified documents and used in parts that went into jets made by both Airbus and Boeing. Skip to content Local News ...

FAA investigating counterfeit titanium in Boeing and Airbus jets. The material, purchased from a little-known Chinese company, was sold with falsified documents and used in parts that went into jets.