The safety-related events have “rightfully caused us to pause and evaluate whether there is anything we can and should do differently.”
United Airlines will face increased oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) following a string of safety incidents involving the company’s aircraft. In an internal memo announcing the changes, United’s Vice President of Corporate Safety, Sasha Johnson, told workers that the safety-related events have “rightfully caused us to pause and evaluate whether there is anything we can and should do differently.”
Johnson goes on to say that United has recently increased their interactions with the FAA, and that “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.” She advises that “the FAA will also pause a variety of certification activities for a period of time. Those activities will differ depending on the work group and we will…