FAA Resources ‘Insufficient’ to Oversee United Safety Risks (1)

The US Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of United Airlines Holdings Inc.’s maintenance practices suffers from a lack of resources, meaning some safety risks remain, a government watchdog said.

The agency’s travel budget, inspector staffing levels and workforce planning “are insufficient to oversee safety risks,” the Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General concluded in a report dated Feb. 18. In addition, the FAA still hasn’t implemented all the recommendations made since 2019 to improve its reviews of airlines’ safety management systems and data.

The watchdog opened an audit into the FAA’s oversight of United’s maintenance practices in 2024 after ...