The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering measures to halt expansion at United Airlines while regulators investigate recent safety issues, according to Bloomberg.
The FAA is looking at taking temporary actions such as restricting the airline from starting new routes and barring customers from flying on newly delivered aircraft, people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified to describe “closed discussions,” told Bloomberg. United planes have experienced a number of issues this month, including a flight out of Houston needing to make an emergency landing after the engine caught fire and a plane out of San Francisco losing a tire after taking off. (RELATED: Stellantis To Lay Off Hundreds Of Employees As It Struggles To Transition To Electric Vehicles)
“The FAA’s safety assurance system routinely monitors all aspects of an airline’s operation,” the FAA told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “It focuses on an airline’s compliance with…