Japanese company admits faking safety reports on airline seats

[Slats7]

Japanese company admits faking safety reports on airline seats | The Australian

A JAPANESE company has admitted that it had falsified data after its seats, used by dozens of international airlines, failed safety tests.

It is understood that about 150,000 suspect seats made by Koito Industries have been installed in 1000 Boeing and Airbus aircraft owned by 32 carriers in 24 countries.


Singapore Airlines, Continental and All Nippon Airways are thought to have delayed the introduction of new aircraft because of problems with Koito seats. British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, bmi and easyJet said that they were not affected.


Like all aircraft seats, the Koito products were subjected to a series of tests for strength and fire resistance, but the results of the tests, the company has admitted, were fabricated.

Not good at all.

 

[NYCguy]

Japanese company admits faking safety reports on airline seats | The Australian



Not good at all.

No. Certainly not good. I imagine that they'll be ruined now. Oh, well.

 

[Slats7]

I'm sure the Transport Ministry will be changing the testing procedures from now on.

 

[Nigelinoz]

Koito Industries is a member of the Koito Manufacturing group, which derives half its business from sales of parts to Toyota.

It's to be hoped that they don't make the seats for Toyota cars.:shock:

 

[Keith009]

It's to be hoped that they don't make the seats for Toyota cars.:shock:

Maybe they supply the pedals...:shock:

 

[auriga]

Bad, bad!!!!

 

[anat0l]

Very uncharacteristic for a Japanese company.

Certainly not good news.

 

[Flying Fox]

I wonder how many other companies that supply parts to aviation are also faking test results?

 

[codash1099]

I wonder how many other companies that supply parts to aviation are also faking test results?

With the pressure to reduce costs combined with the GFC, I'd be very surprised if there weren't more.