New Delhi: Even as the grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliers took to the skies in Japan and Qatar, Government on Monday said Boeing had has agreed to compensate Air India for the loses it had suffered on account of grounding of the Dreamliner aircraft due to battery-fire incidents.
The Minister of State for Civil Aviation K.C. Venugopal told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that Boeing had agreed to pay compensation to Air India. However, did not spell out the quantum of compensation stating it could not be disclosed in accordance with the Purchase Agreement for the Boeing-787 Dreamliners, signed between the American plane builder and the national carrier.
Mr. Venugopal said there was a warranty clause in the agreement which specified that Boeing would not be liable for any damages due to loss of use, revenue or profit due to any fault in the aircraft. However when the agreement was signed, the situation of grounding the entire fleet of the newly acquired aircraft (B-787) and that too for a prolonged period was not foreseen or taken into account. “The issue of compensation for the loss incurred by Air India due to the grounding of the B-787s was taken up with Boeing,’’ he said.
02/05/13 The Hindu
