Indian ministers will meet this month to decide whether loss-making Air India should go ahead with a multibillion dollar order for 27 Boeing Dreamliner 787 planes, a report on Wednesday said.
The meeting, set for the second half of the month, comes as Boeing prepares to deliver the first Dreamliner plane to Air India after a delay of more than three years, Dow Jones Newswires reported.
“The group of ministers will discuss whether it makes commercial sense for Air India to buy the Dreamliners or not,” the unidentified senior aviation ministry official was quoted as saying.
India's aviation ministry said it could not immediately comment on the story but media reports have said the government is hesitant about proceeding with the Dreamliner order due to Air India's financial difficulties.
The panel will decide whether to ask Air India to cancel or defer the delivery.
Source : The China Post
The meeting, set for the second half of the month, comes as Boeing prepares to deliver the first Dreamliner plane to Air India after a delay of more than three years, Dow Jones Newswires reported.
“The group of ministers will discuss whether it makes commercial sense for Air India to buy the Dreamliners or not,” the unidentified senior aviation ministry official was quoted as saying.
India's aviation ministry said it could not immediately comment on the story but media reports have said the government is hesitant about proceeding with the Dreamliner order due to Air India's financial difficulties.
The panel will decide whether to ask Air India to cancel or defer the delivery.
Source : The China Post
