United Airlines says federal regulators will increase oversight of the company

United CEO Scott Kirby tried to reassure customers earlier this week that the airline is safe.

CHICAGO — Federal regulators are increasing their oversight of United Airlines, the company announced Friday, following a series of recent issues including a piece of the outer fuselage falling off one jet, an engine fire and a plane losing a tire during takeoff.

United’s vice president of corporate safety, Sasha Johnson, said the Federal Aviation Administration will examine “multiple areas of our operation” to ensure safety compliance.

“Over the next several weeks, we will begin to see more of an FAA presence in our operation as they begin to

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