United grounds Boeing 777 fleet

United grounds Boeing 777 fleet
United Airlines aircraft
United has transferred other aircraft onto the 777 routes

United Airlines has been forced to cancel flights after grounding its entire fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft.

United said that during a regular review of maintenance records it had discovered tests on a fire suppression system had not been thorough enough.

The airline cancelled 31 of its 84 daily 777 flights on Wednesday and expects more cancellations on Thursday.

United has been using other aircraft on the mainly long-haul routes as well as booking passengers onto other airlines.

Coincidentally, the US House of Representatives will be holding a hearing about airline maintenance on Thursday.

In recent weeks, American Airlines, Delta, Southwest and US Airways have all been forced to take aircraft out of service because of lapsed maintenance inspections.

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that United's grounded planes were not linked to a clampdown it is currently having on safety inspections, which led to some of the other recent groundings.

By kat1 (Moderator) on Apr 2, 2008, 15:18 in Off Topic.

kat1 (Moderator) says on Apr 2, 2008, 15:19:

Uhmm I wonder if it safe traveling with an USA Airline... :((((

I had my fair share of problems with AA,,,

engage brain before opening mouth

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goin_south says on Apr 2, 2008, 15:22:

have to 'walk on de water', next time across de ocean, kat1!

'what does it mean, when one of you (colombians) tell another: YOU WERE NOT/ARE NOT. 'COLOMBIAN ENOUGH'?? jejeje..a mixture, I think, of stupidity mixed with a false sense of arrogance.. How 'colombian' do you have to be? to be 'colombian enough

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Dan says on Apr 2, 2008, 15:27:

All the problems point to the same things... High fuel prices, bad exchange on the dollar, bad economy...

There's always something to blame.

God Bless America!

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travelingirl says on Apr 2, 2008, 15:32:

Thank goodness I'm not flying on a 777 tomorrow. Surprised I'm not, with my luck.

Around her hair she wore a yellow ribbon...

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Apr 2, 2008, 15:34:

need to buy a boat GS :))) and speed boat similar to those that James Bond use hehe

engage brain before opening mouth

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Dan says on Apr 2, 2008, 15:39:

I would try something with a nice large sail on it. hehe

God Bless America!

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goin_south says on Apr 2, 2008, 17:28:

Maybe a hot air balloon
(there's plenty of 'FUEL' here on PBsH!)

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tejasmarcos says on Apr 3, 2008, 16:16:

nice find, kat. scary!

trying to walk a straight line on sour mash and cheap wine...

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