United Airlines safety incidents: CEO responds, highlighting new pilot training measures
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is seeking to reassure passengers after a string of safety incidents raised concerns.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is seeking to reassure passengers after a string of safety incidents raised concerns.
In a letter sent out early Monday to United customers, he said the incidents, though each unrelated, had caught the company’s attention and “sharpened [its] focus.”
“Our team is reviewing the details of each case to understand what happened and using those insights to inform our safety training and procedures across all employee groups,” Kirby wrote.
Within just the past two weeks, United planes were involved in at least four separate incidents, including two that required them to make emergency landings; a runway roll-off and a lost tire.
Kirby said United was already in the process of adding an additional day of in-person training for all pilots starting in May, a more centralized curriculum for maintenance operators, and more resources focused on supplier network management.
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