Multi-million dollar US lawsuit against Air India
New Delhi: The troubles just don't seem to end for
Air India. The airline has now been summoned by a US court in a multi-million dollar lawsuit for allegedly violating safety norms habitually.
The case was filed by Anthony Keyter, formerly a pilot with the Boeing company. Keyter was posted in India for two-and-a-half months in 2005 as part of the Boeing team's programme to train
Air India pilots after it placed a business deal of more than US $11 billion.
The law suit charges that there were habitual violations of the aviation laws by
Air India, which affected flight safety. Keyter also alleged that he was harrassed and he now seeks restitution from
Air India.
His law suit reads: "These violations occurred at the behest of
Air India's operational management and many of them with the full knowledge and sanction of V Thulasidas, Chairman and Managing Director of
Air India at that time."
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