The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) oversight of maintenance at United Airlines, one of the world’s largest, is being hindered by inadequate inspection resources and ineffective workforce planning, a U.S. government oversight agency says.
The U.S. Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) said in a report issued Feb. 18 that difficulties in accessing air carrier data also make oversight more difficult.
“FAA’s under-resourced inspections, low Certificate Management Office (CMO) inspector staffing levels, and ineffective workforce planning are insufficient to oversee safety risks,” the report said.
The document said that the CMO has too few inspectors, “which increases workload and staff turnover while reducing FAA’s capabilities to inspect United’s growing flee…
