The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given United Airlines the green light to resume a number of certification activities, including the ability to launch new routes and aircraft, as a safety probe into a string of mishaps and accidents continues.
The FAA made its highly unusual intervention into United’s daily operations in late March after the airline repeatedly made worldwide headlines for a slew of embarrassing accidents, including a tire which fell off a Boeing 777 as it departed San Francisco International Airport.
Just a day later, a United 737MAX suffered a landing gear collapse at Houston International Airport after the aircraft rolled onto the grass due to wet and slippery conditions that were affecting the runway at the time.
And just a few days after that, an external fuselage panel fell of an older United Boeing 737 mid-flight after departing San Francisco Airport. The panel loss was only discovered after it had landed…
