Dreamliner induction after Law Min's nod to compensation plan

New Delhi: Induction of the much-awaited Boeing 787 Dreamliner by Air India is still hanging fire as the Law Ministry gives final touches to a compensation agreement which the airline would sign with the US plane maker for delaying deliveries.

The induction of the plane, which can enable Air India mount several new international flights, would take place only after the Delay Compensation Settlement Agreement, already approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, is fine-tuned by the Law Ministry, official sources said.

Another factor which has led to the delay in the national carrier accepting the plane was a probe report by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) into a July 28 incident in which debris fell off a B-787's engine during a pre-flight test at the Charleston Airport in South Carolina.
22/08/12 PTI/Business Standard

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