This comes in response to a series of concerning incidents involving United aircraft over the last month.
The Federal Aviation Administration is weighing possible temporary action against United Airlines beyond what was described in a letter the company sent to employees Friday, two sources familiar tell CBS News. This comes in response to a series of concerning incidents involving United aircraft over the last month that included a wheel coming off a Boeing 777, and a panel flying off an aging Boeing 737.
'We're going to look at each one of these incidents and see if we see a pattern…He's concerned, I'm concerned, no one likes to see this spike of incidents. So we're both doing our jobs to look at where those risks might be at.'In a Friday letter to employees, Sasha Johnson, United vice president of corporate safety, seemed to acknowledge some temporary action was coming.
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