Monday, September 30, 2013

LOT threatens Boeing with legal action if 787 claims not settled

LOT Polish Airlines has reportedly threatened to take Boeing to court should the US aircraft manufacturer fail to settle compensation claims pertaining to its fault-prone B787-8 before the end of the year. Reuters reports that LOT CEO, Sebastian Mikosz, said: 

”We are holding negotiations because Boeing is our very important partner and we are ready to take any steps possible within the bounds of the law to defend the interests of the company.”
LOT says that after some of its 787-operated flights suffered delays, subsequent inspections revealed that the aircraft "were missing gas filters." The cost of temporary aircraft leases, along with a list of other compensation claims, are estimated at about PLN100million (USD32million). 

Boeing spokesman, Doug Alder Jr, countered the claims saying: “No other 787s in the worldwide fleet are impacted.” He continued, “Boeing is conducting a thorough review of the cause of this and will implement the appropriate changes to ensure it does not happen again.” LOT has taken delivery of five B787-8s.

Source: CH-Aviation

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