Air India Ltd. is set to receive its first Boeing (BA) Co. 787 this week as a pilots’ dispute over who should fly the aircraft triggers cuts in international services and more than 100 dismissals.
A team is already in the U.S. for the handover, which will follow the government giving final approval for a method of pursuing compensation for delivery delays, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said in New Delhi today. Air India plans to start using the jet with services to Melbourne, he said May 25.
“The induction of the 787 should have been a major and positive milestone,” said Binit Somaia, a Sydney-based director of CAPA Centre for Aviation, an industry consultant. “Instead, there is a possibility that the new plane may be temporarily grounded due to human-resources issues.”
“The induction of the 787 should have been a major and positive milestone,” said Binit Somaia, a Sydney-based director of CAPA Centre for Aviation, an industry consultant. “Instead, there is a possibility that the new plane may be temporarily grounded due to human-resources issues.”
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A team is already in the U.S. for the handover, which will follow the government giving final approval for a method of pursuing compensation for delivery delays, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said in New Delhi today. Air India plans to start using the jet with services to Melbourne, he said May 25.
“The induction of the 787 should have been a major and positive milestone,” said Binit Somaia, a Sydney-based director of CAPA Centre for Aviation, an industry consultant. “Instead, there is a possibility that the new plane may be temporarily grounded due to human-resources issues.”
“The induction of the 787 should have been a major and positive milestone,” said Binit Somaia, a Sydney-based director of CAPA Centre for Aviation, an industry consultant. “Instead, there is a possibility that the new plane may be temporarily grounded due to human-resources issues.”
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