April 5 (Reuters) - United Airlines postponed on
Friday its investor day which was scheduled for early next
month, amid a review by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
following multiple safety incidents.
The legacy carrier now expects to hold the conference in
early fall, it said in an email to the invitees seen by Reuters.
The FAA had initiated a review of the carrier in March to
check its compliance with safety regulations after a series of
incidents.
"Right now, our entire team is focused on cooperating with
the FAA to review our safety protocols," the company said.
"It would simply send the wrong message to our team to have
an exciting investor day focused primarily on financial
results," United added.
On March 15, an external panel was missing from one of its
Boeing BA.N 737-800 aircraft when it landed in Oregon.
A Boeing 737 MAX from its fleet rolled onto the grass in
Houston on March 8 and another Boeing 777-200 had to be
diverted to Los Angeles on March 7 after losing a tire during
takeoff from San Francisco.
United is expected to report first-quarter financial results
on April 16.