US court issues summons to Air India

Washington: A US district court in Washington State has issued summons to Air India in a multi-million dollar law suit filed by a former manager and senior instructor pilot of the Boeing Company.
In his law suit filed before a district court in the Washington State, the former manager and senior instructor pilot of the Boeing Company, Mr Anthony P. Keyter, has sought restitution and amends from Air India for allegedly violating aviation laws, adv ersely affecting flight safety.
In his capacity as senior instructor pilot Mr Keyter was posted in India for two and a half months in 2005 as part of the Boeing team's programme to train Air India pilots after it placed a business deal of more than $11 billion.
The law suit charges that during his stay in India Mr Keyter “observed habitual violations of the aviation laws by Air India”, having an adverse impact upon flight safety, endangering the lives of passengers. -
24/06/09 PTI/Business Line

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