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Air India Refusing 787 Dreamliner Delivery
Air India is set to refuse their first expected 787 Dreamliner due to their current negotiation dispute with Boeing. (australianaviation.com.au) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Idiots are trying to play hard ball with Boeing...won't be long before they see the loss.
There is a reason beyond the compensation factor which Air India wants from Boeing. It is not as if Air India does not want the 787, it wants to differ delivery as long as possible. Air India does not have the pilots to fly the 787. The pilots unions within Air India are fighting as to who should train for the 787.
Air India was merged with a government owned counterpart some years back, the loss making Indian Airlines which flew domestic and short haul international flights to middle east, Singapore and Malaysia.
The merger was a pathetic failure. The management principles, pay packages were different for both airlines and a new package was not accepted by both unions till now.
For training on the 787, pilots from the erstwhile Indian Airlines were selected which was opposed by the erstwhile Air India pilots. They had a valid point. Air India alone operates the ultra long haul routes using 777's and the 747's. The 747's flew through Europe to US and Canada, while the 777-200LR's fly polar to KJFK and CYYY. Wheras Indian Airlines flew only narrow body A320's and A319's. Now, Indian Airlines pilots are going to shift boeing from airbus.
The Air India pilots are on strike for nearly a month saying that they alone must be trianed on 787. And all its 777's are grounded. And the management has fired more than 100 pilots till date but did not find a suitable solution, eventhough a report has been brought out to solve this issue.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3429642.ece
Air India was merged with a government owned counterpart some years back, the loss making Indian Airlines which flew domestic and short haul international flights to middle east, Singapore and Malaysia.
The merger was a pathetic failure. The management principles, pay packages were different for both airlines and a new package was not accepted by both unions till now.
For training on the 787, pilots from the erstwhile Indian Airlines were selected which was opposed by the erstwhile Air India pilots. They had a valid point. Air India alone operates the ultra long haul routes using 777's and the 747's. The 747's flew through Europe to US and Canada, while the 777-200LR's fly polar to KJFK and CYYY. Wheras Indian Airlines flew only narrow body A320's and A319's. Now, Indian Airlines pilots are going to shift boeing from airbus.
The Air India pilots are on strike for nearly a month saying that they alone must be trianed on 787. And all its 777's are grounded. And the management has fired more than 100 pilots till date but did not find a suitable solution, eventhough a report has been brought out to solve this issue.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3429642.ece
What does the contract with Boeing state? I would be surprised if the remedy for late delivery (if any) wasn't spelled out in black and white in the contract (usually referred to as "liquidated damages"). Since new a/c programs are prone to delay I would imagine that the contract would preclude liquidated damages for delays and the $140 Million offer from Boeing is just a good-will gesture with a view to future orders.
I doubt Air India has a legal leg to stand on. If they don't take delivery Boeing will have no problem finding another airline only too happy to take these a/c off their hands.
Boeing is better off not having a third world airline like Air India as an early customer because with Air India's poor safety record they risk blemishing the safety record of the 787.
I doubt Air India has a legal leg to stand on. If they don't take delivery Boeing will have no problem finding another airline only too happy to take these a/c off their hands.
Boeing is better off not having a third world airline like Air India as an early customer because with Air India's poor safety record they risk blemishing the safety record of the 787.
1 finished Airplane and 26 more slots. Out of that, as David says below, 10 Airframes on the ramp.I doubt that it would take Boeing 2 phone calls to place those.
If Boeing and Air India can not work out payment for delivery delays, then there is problem. What does Boeing do with about 10 787-8 airframes currently on the ramp? I think Boeing has a variety of options for those 787s. Boeing could sell or lease these airframes.
Air India, already in dire financial condition, well, that is a problem the India Government and Air India have to work out.
Air India, already in dire financial condition, well, that is a problem the India Government and Air India have to work out.
Their people will buy nothing with out a negation. What did Boeing expect? Their national carrier not to be cheap?!?! Give it to United or Delta so they can fly it to their country and show them what a ridicules move their making