The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on October 2 that it found no safety issues at United Airlines after launching an oversight process in March.
At the time, the carrier’s planes had issues that made headlines, including a Boeing 737 MAX that ended up on the grass at Houston Airport, another 737 that lost an exterior panel and a Boeing 777 whose main landing gear tire fell off after taking off from San Francisco.
“The FAA finished its Certificate Holder Evaluation Program (CHEP) of United Airlines. The review did not identify any significant safety issues,” the agency said in a statement.
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While investigating possible irregularities at the airline, the FAA banned United from taking delivery of some planes and launching new routes.
In April, the airline suspended the launch of two international flights. But the following month, the agency allowed new planes to be delivered as long as they were overseen by its staff.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby acknowledged the incidents but said they were unrelated.
The incidents drew attention at the time because they involved Boeing planes, which were still under intense safety scrutiny after a door cap blew out on a recently delivered Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9.
