Kiwi Gets Approval To Fly Entire Fleet

Nearly two months after federal regulators grounded four of its jets in a dispute over pilot training and record-keeping, Kiwi International Air Lines said Tuesday it has permission to fly all 15 of its aircraft.

The airline said it will fly only 12 planes through early October while it performs routine heavy maintenance on the others and adds equipment to make the engines quieter.

The groundings happened after a June 21 inspection by the Federal Aviation Administration questioned whether 32 of Kiwi’s 277 pilots had received proper recertification. Aircraft safety was not at issue.