NEW DELHI, April 3 -- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has imposed liquidated damages on US firm GE Aerospace for delaying the supply of F404-IN20 engines for the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA Mk-1A), HAL chief DK Sunil said on Thursday. He added that the Indian Air Force's LCA Mk-1 fleet (the first Tejas variant), which has been grounded for almost two months, will be cleared for flying next week as a software snag in the fighter jet's brake system has been fixed. The contract for 99 engines specifies liquidated damages that must be paid for any supply delay, and that clause is being invoked every time an engine is delayed, he said. "It is being done in line with the contract." The American firm has so far delivered only six of the 99 engines ordered in 2021....