In recent weeks, United Airlines has been in the news for a series of incidents and accidents. Now the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is stepping up oversight of the airline. What a strange situation…
Regulators reviewing United Airlines’ operation
Regulators in the United States are taking a closer look at United Airlines’ operation. As an FAA spokesperson explains:
“Due to recent safety events, the FAA is increasing oversight of United Airlines to ensure that it is complying with safety regulations; identifying hazards and mitigating risk; and effectively managing safety. Certification activities in process may be allowed to continue, but future projects may be delayed based on findings from oversight.”
As you can see, details are fairly limited as of now. I think a key point here is how “future projects may be delayed” based on the findings of this investigation. While we’ll have to see how this plays out, this could involve things like putting new…