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$9M in Penalties for Two U.S. Airlines

Steve Scott

Monday, October 19th, 2009

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed fines totaling $9.2 million against US Airways and United Airlines for operating planes that did not comply with FAA safety directives or the airlines' own maintenance procedures. US Airways faces a $5.4 million civil penalty for operating eight aircraft on 1,647 flights from October 2008 to January 2009 that did not comply with safety requirements. United could be fined $3.8 million for flying one of its Boeing 737s on more than 200 flights…

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