Air India has received the final approval from the government to start taking delivery of its first Boeing 787 aircraft. The country’s cabinet committee on economic affairs has given the green light to the civil aviation ministry’s proposal for the flag carrier to take delivery of the aircraft, as it has inked a compensation settlement package with Boeing. “The cabinet vote is a key milestone for Air India. We are currently in discussion with the airline and will work with them to identify a timetable for delivery,” says Boeing when contacted. This, however, does not mean that all issues related to the aircraft have been resolved. “The issue relating to compensation for failure to meet performance guarantees has been delinked from the delay compensation settlement agreement, which shall be negotiated separately after actual evaluation of the performance of the inducted 787,” the ministry of civil aviation said in a statement.
Source: FlightGlobal
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