Air India Executive: Boeing Informs Co Of 787 Delivery Delay

New Delhi: Air India said Friday Boeing Co. (BA) has informed it of another delay in delivery of the 787 Dreamliners the Indian flag carrier had ordered.
"Yes, we have been informed by Boeing about the delay in delivery," Jitender Bhargava, Air India's executive director for corporate communications, said in an email to Dow Jones Newswires. This is the fifth time that Boeing is delaying the delivery.
He said under the contract with Boeing, Air India will get compensation for the delay.
Bhargava didn't comment whether the delay would hurt the state-run carrier's expansion plans. Air India has 27 787 Dreamliners on order.
12/12/08 Nitin Luthra/Dow Jones Newswires/CNN Money

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