Dreamliner gets DGCA’s safety clearance; delay compensation on anvil

New Delhi: The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given safety clearance to Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The new aircraft will be inducted into Air India’s fleet shortly. The law ministry is also finalising the compensation amount that the US-based aircraft manufacturer will pay Air India for delay in delivering the aircraft. The first lot of the long-haul aircraft were to be delivered in 2008. During a pre-flight test on July 28 at the Charleston Airport in South Carolina one of the engines of the aircraft had developed a snag. “We received the report from FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and have gone into the details. We have given a go-ahead that it is fit for flying now,” said Arun Mihsra, DGCA.
24/08/12 VijaitaSingh/Indian Express

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