A company director has pleaded guilty to supplying counterfeit plane parts, which went on to be used by airlines around the world.

Hundreds of flights had to be grounded due to Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala’s fraud while operating UK company AOG Technics came to light.

The fake plane parts he sold were for the engine used in the world’s most widely used passenger planes, the CFM56 engine, which powers Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft.

A safety alert was issued to customers who may have bought or installed the fake components, with the UK’s Serious Fraud Office investigating alongside authorities in Portugal.

Appearing at Southwark Crown Court today, former techno DJ Zamora Yrala, 37, admitted defrauding customers between January 2019 and December 2023, as well as falsifying documentat

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