The Civil Aviation Authority in the Philippines has reported that counterfeit pilot licenses and examination results are available for purchase with the help of flying schools for prices between $30,000 to $50,000.

Source:  Eric Apolonio, “CAAP takes on counterfeit pilot licenses,” Manila Standard Today, July 7, 2010.

The acting administrator of NASA told Congress that counterfeit parts ending up on spaceships are part of the reason why costs has spiraled out of control.  Christopher Scolese stated that NASA has been dealing with the issue of counterfeit parts “for years” and that the problem has been growing over the years. 

He highlighted one incident where a counterfeit part was found on the Kepler spacecraft, an unmanned probe that is to explore the Milky Way Galaxy.

Source: Stewart M. Powell, “NASA official says counterfeit parts a growing problem,” Houston Chronicle, March 5, 2009.

Counterfeit Airline Parts is the unauthorized duplication and distribution of airline parts.

According to a 2001 publication produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, ” as much as $2 billion in unapproved parts are now sitting on the shelves of parts distributors, airline, and repair stations.”

Source: Ann Parker, ” Lasershot Makes Its Mark,”
Science & Technology Review, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, September 2001,
(accessed: February 14, 2007).

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development reported in 1998 that as much as $1 billion of unapproved airline parts were in the warehouses of US Airlines and parts distributors.

Source: OECD,  “The Economic Impact of Counterfeiting,”1998, [http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/11/11/2090589.pdf (accessed: February 14, 2007).

This translate into 520,000 parts that are estimated to be counterfeit.

Source: Anti-Counterfeiting Group, “The Extent of Counterfeiting,” 2004, http://www.a-cg.com/ (accessed: June 7, 2005).