The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has written to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), urging the aviation watchdog to carry out a comprehensive inspection of all Boeing 787 planes operating in India. The appeal comes a day after an Air India aircraft flying from Amritsar to Birmingham was grounded in the United Kingdom after its emergency turbine deployed mid-air. The incident revived memories of the tragic Air India plane crash of June 12, that killed 241 people on board and many others on the ground.

What did pilots' body chief say in his letter?

GS Randhawa, president of the federation, wrote in a letter to the DGCA: "The (Birmingham flight) incident occurred when the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) deployed automatically at 500 feet on approach into Birmingham. The Aircraft He

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