AI sets up committee to assess Dreamliner's fuel efficiency

Air India has set up a committee to review the performance of its Boeing-787 Dreamliner planes following instances of aircraft not meeting the 20 per cent fuel efficiency as claimed by the manufacturer.
The committee has been told to submit its report by next month and based on its findings, the airline would take a call to seek compensation from Boeing Co, a senior civil aviation ministry official said today.
Air India currently has 20 Dreamliners in its fleet of 130 aircraft.
"The airline has formed an internal panel, which would assess the fuel efficiency of these Dreamliner planes. The committee would submit its report by July," the official said.

The decision was taken after the airline came across instances of the aircraft not meeting the fuel efficiency as claimed by Boeing.
Boeing had claimed that the aircraft burns 20 per cent less fuel.

The state-run airline had signed a deal with the US-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co in 2005 to acquire 68 planes, of which 27 were Boeing 787-800 (Dreamliner).
The rest 41 were Boeing 777s (23) and 737-800 (18).
Air India has already inducted 20 Boeing 787-800 in the fleet, the remaining seven would be delivered by mid-2016 by the manufacturer.
"Air India would take call on seeking compensation from Boeing after it receives the findings of the committee," the official said.