Transportation
United Says FAA Eases Flight Curbs as Safety Review Advances
- Carrier says certification work to resume for new routes, jets
- Regulator says no expansion approved yet amid ongoing review
A United Airlines airplane at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey.
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United Airlines Holdings Inc. said it can begin the process to add new planes and routes again after the Federal Aviation Administration indicated it would ease restrictions, a sign of progress after a series of safety issues led to a clampdown on the carrier’s operations.
The agency will allow the carrier to start work to resume those certification activities “after a careful review and discussion about the proactive safety steps United has taken to date,” the airline said in a message to employees late Wednesday that was seen by Bloomberg. The FAA review is ongoing, the carrier said.