UNITED FINED $80,000 FOR ANIMAL REPORTING INACCURACIES
October 13, 2017
United Airlines has been fined $80,000 for reporting inaccuracies in its certified annual animal report for calendar year 2015. On January 15, 2016, the airline submitted a report to ACPD, stating it had transported a total of 196,920 animals under applicable definitions in part 235. On December 20, 2016 United disclosed to the Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings that the total number of animals transported in 2015 was inaccurate as originally reported, and that the correct number was 97,156. The error in reporting was discovered in a self-audit performed by the airline. As a result of the misreport, United’s “incident per 10,000 animals transported rating” increased from 1.17 to 2.37. United’s regional carriers were also forced to amend their reports, as they relied on the accuracy of United’s submission for the year 2015 in making their own submissions.
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