Japanese airlines may seek compensation over Boeing delay

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2008

TOKYO (AFP) — Japan's two largest carriers said Thursday they may seek compensation from Boeing as they bemoaned the latest delay in delivery of its new 787 Dreamliner.

"We are extremely disappointed," All Nippon Airways (ANA), the launch customer for Boeing's new fuel-efficient jet, said in a statement.

"This is the third delay in the delivery of the first aircraft, and we still have no details about the full delivery schedule."

Japan Airlines (JAL), Asia's largest carrier, said: "It is deplorable that Boeing again decided to delay the delivery."

JAL "doesn't exclude possibility of seeking compensation for possible damages to its business," a company spokesman said.

ANA, Japan's second-largest carrier, had originally been set to start flying...