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United Airlines has agreed to pay nearly $49 million to resolve criminal fraud charges and civil claims against the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). United, in agreement with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, agreed to pay $17,271,415 in “criminal penalties and disgorgement” as well as $32,186,687 in a False Claims Act settlement with the Civil Division’s Commercial Litigation Branch, Fraud Section, according to a DOJ press release issued Friday. United Airlines to Pay $49 Million to Resolve Criminal Fraud Charges and Civil Claims https://t.co/lenRtp2ehx — Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) February 26, 2021 From 2012-2015, United “engaged in a scheme to defraud USPS by submitting false delivery scan data,” the DOJ statement read. (RELATED: CEO Of United Airlines Calls For Companies To Mandate COVID Vaccine) “Instead of providing USPS accurate delivery scans based on the movement of the mail, United submitted automated delivery … [Read more...] about United Airlines Agrees To Pay $49 Million For Defrauding US Postal Service

Regulators had already considered mandating additional scrutiny on some Pratt & Whitney engines before one on a Boeing 777-200 fell apart mid-flight over the weekend. The preliminary investigation into the Hawaii-bound United Airlines flight, which conducted an emergency landing in Denver on Saturday, showed there was metal fatigue on one of the engine’s 22 fan blades, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators said late Monday night. The weakened blade is thought to have then interfered with and sliced a second blade. “A preliminary on-scene exam indicates damage consistent with metal fatigue,” NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said. (RELATED: Second Boeing Plane Fails Mid-Flight, Forcing Emergency Landing) Sumwalt added that Pratt & Whitney will examine the recovered blade at its factory on Tuesday alongside NTSB investigators. The safety agency’s ongoing investigation involves an examination of the engine, videos taken by passengers aboard and … [Read more...] about Regulators Considered Extra Scrutiny Of Airplane Engine Before It Caught Fire Mid-Flight And Dropped Parts Over Colorado

A second Boeing plane was forced to conduct an emergency landing over the weekend after a flight departing the Netherlands experienced significant engine failure. The Boeing 747-400 cargo plane, operated by the charter airline service Longtail Aviation and traveling from Maastricht, Netherlands, to New York, was forced to land shortly after taking off Saturday due to a significant engine failure, CNN reported . After airplane parts fell from the plane onto the town of Meerssen, Netherlands, injuring two people, the plane’s crew conducted an emergency landing in Belgium. “Our flight crew dealt with this situation professionally and in accordance with the correct aviation standards, resulting in a safe and uneventful landing,” said Martin Amick, accountable manager for Longtail Aviation, according to CNN. “We are now in the process of working closely with the Dutch, Belgian, Bermuda and UK authorities to understand the cause of this incident.” Of the injured people, one was … [Read more...] about Second Boeing Plane Fails Mid-Flight, Forcing Emergency Landing

close Video Delta suspends flights at small airports in 11 U.S. cities The airline industry is facing another setback amid the coronavirus pandemic. Delta stopped flights at 11 small airports across the country for about three months. A Delta passenger faces a $27,500 fine for allegedly assaulting a flight attendant, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration is proposing. The FAA on Friday issued the civil penalty against the passenger for an incident that occurred on Oct. 16, 2020, on a flight from Miami to Atlanta. A Delta passenger is being fined over $27,000 for striking a flight attendant. (iStock) During the incident, the FAA alleges the passenger was traveling with and seated next to another traveler who refused to wear his mask, fasten his seatbelt and secure his tray table. The flight returned to the gate after the passenger refused to comply. When the pair was asked to get off the … [Read more...] about Delta passenger who assaulted flight attendant faces $27,500 fine