Bøter til UA og US for vedlikeholdssnusk

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http://www.philly.com/inquirer/busin...s__United.html

The Federal Aviation Administration said yesterday that it had proposed fines totaling $9.2 million against US Airways and United Airlines for flying planes that did not comply with FAA safety directives or the airlines' own maintenance procedures.

US Airways Group Inc. could be fined $5.4 million in a proposed civil penalty for operating eight aircraft on 1,647 flights from October 2008 to January 2009 that did not comply with FAA airworthiness directives or the airline's maintenance program.

United, whose parent is UAL Corp., could be fined $3.8 million for flying one of its Boeing 737 jets on more than 200 flights between February and April 2008 with shop towels covering the oil sump area on one engine instead of protective caps, a violation of its own maintenance procedures.