AI may be compensated for Dreamliner delay

New Delhi: Boeing has said it will consider Air India’s demand to pay compensation for delay in delivering B-787 Dreamliner only after the jet is ready for commercial flight.
This will give a fair estimate of the total compensation to be paid by the company to the airline due to the delay in meeting the delivery schedule, an executive of the firm said. Air India is reported to have claimed over $700 million compensation from Boeing for the delay.
Boeing India president Dinesh Keskar said the company is not in a position to say anything on this “till the first flight (of Dreamliner) takes off or the final delivery schedule is known”.
Meanwhile, Air India has asked Boeing to defer supply of six B-777 aircraft, which are expected to be ready for delivery in 2010-11. As per the contract between the two parties, Air India will have to pay penalty for the deferment.
28/08/09 Nirbhay Kumar/Economic Times

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