Ex-DJ jailed in London for selling fake parts to airlines

Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala set up AOG Technics, which sold more than 60,000 components in a 40m global fraud

A one-time techno DJ who orchestrated a 40m global fraud selling fake aircraft parts from his garage outside London has been jailed.

Engine parts from AOG Technics found their way into planes used by American Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Delta and Ryanair before the scam was discovered, leading to regulators issuing safety alerts and planes being grounded.