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A former techno DJ has been jailed after selling almost £7 million worth of counterfeit aircraft engine parts from his home in a scheme which led to planes being grounded around the world.
Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, 38, admitted forging over 60,000 authenticity certificates for engine components on his home computer between 2019 and 2023, costing airlines millions.
His company, AOG Technics, supplied these fraudulent parts, which were then fitted into the CFM56, the world’s most widely used passenger aircraft engine, powering Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 planes, Southwark Crown Court heard.
In August 20
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