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Miscellaneous => Aviation News => Topic started by: mhm on March 07, 2013, 06:57:27 AM
Boeing, the company behind the grounded fleet of 787 Dreamliner planes, is facing millions of pounds of compensation claims because of the ongoing row over safety.
A number of airlines have been forced to ground around fifty aircraft and others, including Thomson at Gatwick, will see delivery of planes delayed.
Airlines are left with grounded jets and passengers hoping to fly them frustrated. Thomson has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds promoting the Dreamliner which burns less fuel, makes less noise and has bigger windows and more space inside.
Airlines are not saying how much compensation they are claiming but an industry source said if the planes don't start flying soon it will be "many millions of pounds
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2013-03-06/compensation-claims-for-dreamliners/