The issue affects a small number of parts on Boeing airplanes, according to the aircraft manufacturer. Boeing said it buys most of the titanium it uses in aircraft production directly, and that ...

It is designed to ensure that parts comply with FAA standards for quality. Titanium alloys have been used for decades in aircraft production because of their light weight, strength and resistance ...

Tests of the metal have indicated that the metal was the right kind of titanium for use in aircraft, Boeing said. “We are removing any affected parts on airplanes prior to delivery,” Boeing sa ...

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 ...

Now the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft manufacturers ... that the correct titanium alloy was used. “To ensure compliance, we are removing any affected parts on airplanes prior ...

Titanium is an important component in the aerospace supply chain and is used to make landing gears, blades and turbine discs for aircraft. The FAA investigation comes after a parts supplier found ...

A division of the aerospace & defense giant AVIC supplied titanium with bogus sourcing documentation that’s turned up in parts bought by the major aircraft manufacturers. A Delta Air Lines ...

For example, an independent accreditor certified that AOG met voluntary standards for aircraft parts distributors ... that it was investigating how titanium with falsified documentation ended ...