Friday, June 19, 2015

Boeing to compensate AI for 787 ‘fuel burnt guarantee’

New Delhi: Air India will ink a compensation agreement with aircraft manufacturer Boeing by the end of this month, said civil aviation ministry officials. “The agreement will be signed for the ‘fuel burnt guarantee’ of the Dreamliners that the American aircraft maker has been delivering,” the officials added.
A committee constituted to look into the reports will be involved in making and finalising the agreement. “The committee is looking into the Dreamliners’ performance. For the 19 planes that have already been delivered, the reports are ready. For the 20th plane, which was delivered in April, the report will come within a week’s time,” said the officials.
Boeing will deliver seven more Dreamliners to India’s national carrier. An upgrade to a higher version of has been canned as it was not commercially viable.
Phone calls and a text to Pratyush Kumar, president of Boeing India, went
19/06/15 Sunny Sen/Financial Express
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