Aviation is great because the industry learns so much after incidents and accidents. There is a culture of trying to improve, rather than merely seeking culprits.
However, I have been told by an insider that supply chain integrity is an underappreciated issue. Someone has been caught selling fake plane parts through an elaborate scheme, and there are other suspicious suppliers, which is a bit unsettling:
"Safran confirmed the fraudulent documentation, launching an investigation that found thousands of parts across at least 126 CFM56 engines were sold without a legitimate airworthiness certificate."
I suspect this is precisely what is happening in Russian civil aviation now. No legit parts supplied, so there will be a lot of fake/problematic parts imported through black channels.
However, I have been told by an insider that supply chain integrity is an underappreciated issue. Someone has been caught selling fake plane parts through an elaborate scheme, and there are other suspicious suppliers, which is a bit unsettling:
"Safran confirmed the fraudulent documentation, launching an investigation that found thousands of parts across at least 126 CFM56 engines were sold without a legitimate airworthiness certificate."
https://www.businessinsider.com/scammer-fooled-us-airlines-b...