The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is increasing its oversight of United Airlines in the wake of recent incidents, including a plane losing a tire during takeoff, the airline said Friday.
Sasha Johnson, United’s vice president of corporate safety, told employees in a memo that the “number of safety-related events in recent weeks have rightfully caused us to pause and evaluate whether there is anything we can and should do differently.”
“Over the next several weeks, we will begin to see more of an FAA presence in our operation as they begin to review some of our work processes, manuals and facilities,” Johnson said in the memo. “We welcome their engagement and are very open to hear from them about what they find and their perspective on things we may need to change to make us even safer.”
She added that the FAA will pause certification activities, but gave no further details, per the memo.
The FAA said it is routine for the agency’s safety assurance system to…
