New Delhi: Air India, which grounded six Boeing-made 787 Dreamliners on January 16 after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) directive to suspend all flights of the aircraft pending completion of a safety review related to battery malfunctions, is hopeful that things will settle down by April and the aircraft would take wings once again.
“Air India engineers are of the view that the Dreamliner should be back in air sometime in April,’’ Air India chairman and managing director Rohit Nandan said.
The airline ordered a total of 27 Dreamliners in January 2006 and the six were delivered, though several years behind schedule. The cash-strapped airline was scheduled to get delivery of Dreamliners in January and February, but deliveries have been held back by Boeing in view of the air safety issues.
Air India had weaved revival of its fortunes by acquiring the fuel-efficient Dreamliners and laun
24/02/13 The Hindu
