FAA proposes $1.6M fine against FedEx

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a $1.6 million civil penalty against FedEx Corp. for allegedly failing to revise its maintenance program for airplane loading containers.

FAA says FedEx failed to ensure the use of approved standards, inspections and time limits for 14 cargo unit load devices used on the company's airplanes beginning in early 2008. Aircraft unit load devices are containers with pallets used to load freight.

The FAA says FedEx was notified of the problem in March, 2008 but didn't fix it until about a month later. The civil penalty addresses 124 flights between March 20 and April 17 of that year.

FedEx has 30 days to respond to the FAA.