Friday, November 08, 2013

Dreamliner glitches: Boeing expert team flying to India

New Delhi: A Boeing team of experts would be flying to India to assess the situation arising out of a series of faults in Air India's Dreamliner aircraft, even as the airline insisted that the aircraft is safe.
"There are no safety issues involving the Dreamliner. There were some glitches, which are being worked out," Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh told PTI here.
He said a team from Boeing would be coming to India to assess the situation and help Air India in fixing the problems occuring in the Boeing 787 fleet.
The Minister said he had discussed these issues with Boeing officials during his recent visit to the US.
Boeing engineers are already working with their Air India counterparts following the recent incident involving cracks in the cockpit screen of a Dreamliner.
08/11/13 PTI/Economic Times
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