Two Italian companies allegedly supplied non-compliant 787 Dreamliner components

Two companies based in Brindisi, Italy, are being investigated for allegedly supplying non-compliant components to Leonardo for the production of certain parts of the 787 Dreamliner, according to a report from Italian news agency Ansa. The report said seven individuals are also being investigated. It did not name the two companies. The components were allegedly created using pure titanium rather than titanium alloy. In addition, the aluminium alloys used were reportedly different from the standard. The noncompliant parts had reportedly impacted the safety quality with “significantly lower static and stress resistance characteristics”, the prosecutor’s office said in the article. According