FAA Fines UPS $4 Million for Lapses in Aircraft Repairs
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The U.S. Transportation Department fined United Parcel Service Inc. $4 million for allegedly maintaining four cargo planes improperly and then flying them, the agency said in a statement.
UPS’s practices didn’t follow Federal Aviation Administration rules, according to a statement issued today. Two DC-8 aircraft and two MD-11 aircraft were flown improperly on more than 400 flights between October 2008 and June 2009, the FAA said.