Air India refuses delivery of B787 till engine malfunction inquiry is over

New Delhi: Air India has “advised” Boeing that it would not take delivery of the Boeing 787 till the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Authority investigation into an incident on a new aircraft is complete.
Sources declined to comment on whether the “advise” to Boeing was conveyed through a letter, email or on the phone.
Foreign news agencies reported that Boeing, General Electric and US officials were investigating a malfunction that spewed metal debris from a GE engine on a Boeing 787 aircraft and caused an airport grass fire in South Carolina.
02/08/12 Business Line

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Categories: Air India Aug 2012, Foreign Aug 2012