Parts Cannibalized From A300 Jets Seized in Probe
Italian police seized parts cannibalized from six Airbus A300 jets in a warehouse at Rome’s main airport as investigators probed an international market in used airline parts suspected of being falsely certified as new or as properly inspected.
Milan daily Corriere della Sera said FBI agents were studying Italian investigators’ work in the case for ties to the crash in November of an American Airlines A300 in New York City, which killed 265 people.
More than 70 U.S. pilots have signed a statement saying Airbus A300 jets should be grounded until the cause of the crash is known.
Rome daily Il Messaggero said six people have been arrested in the probe.
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