Air India Boosts Demand From Boeing for 787 Delays
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National Aviation Co. of India Ltd., Air India’s state-owned parent, plans to seek about $840 million in compensation from Boeing Co. for a delay of almost three years in delivery of its 787 Dreamliner jets.
National Aviation has raised the amount from a January 2009 demand for $710 million, according to a statement yesterday. Deliveries of the 27 Dreamliners Air India has on order are expected to begin in next year’s second quarter, according to Dinesh Keskar, president of Boeing India. The original target was September 2008.