United Airlines says it has regained some privileges that were suspended after problem flights
United Airlines says it has regained some privileges that were suspended after a series of incidents on flights earlier this year
CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines says federal regulators are letting it resume adding new routes and planes after a series of incidents, including an engine fire and a tire falling off a plane after takeoff, led them to suspend the airline’s authority to make those moves.
The FAA did not immediately comment on United's report.
In a memo to employees, United called the development “some good news,” but it noted that FAA inspectors were still reviewing the airline's work processes, manuals and facilities.
The FAA increased its oversight of Chicago-based United in March after a series of flight problems.
In one, a piece of aluminum skin fell off a plane flying from San Francisco to Oregon. Another plane lost a tire after takeoff from San Francisco, and another suffered an engine fire in Houston.
Pilots reported that rudder pedals used to steer on the runway failed after landing in Newark, New Jersey, and another plane rolled off a taxiway in Houston.