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Aircraft-Parts Accreditor of AOG Exits Business, FAA Says

  • Florida’s Transonic no longer part of FAA program, agency says
  • Certified UK firm that allegedly sold parts with faked records
A passenger aircraft.Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg
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The company that certified a UK supplier accused of faking documentation on thousands of jet-engine components has exited the business.

Transonic Aviation Consultants informed the US Federal Aviation Administration on Jan. 29 that it would no longer participate in an agency program for industry oversight of aircraft parts distributors, the FAA said.