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