FedEx Express (FX, Memphis International) along with British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) and Envoy Air (MQ, Dallas/Fort Worth) are among a group of five companies being fined a total of USD430'000 by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for alleged violations of safety and hazardous material regulations.

According to Reuters, the FAA is seeking to fine British Airways USD195'000 for allegedly asking partner American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) to ship an oxygen generator, forbidden from carriage on passenger flights owing to its extreme flammability, from London Heathrow to Dallas/Fort Worth on August 14, 2012.

Separately, the federal regulator is looking to fine Federal Express USD65'000 for allegedly failing to inspect a package with two paint cans, one of which leaked during transit, in violation of rules on transporting hazardous materials.

Envoy's proposed USD60'000 fine pertains to an alleged failure to follow approved de-icing procedures for certain flights from Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The other two firms named are not airlines but have been accused of not declaring flammable liquids that were shipped by air. Together they are facing combined penalties of USD111'600.