NEW DELHI: In another technical issue with one of its Dreamliners, an Air India Boeing 787 (VT-ANC) operating from Vienna to Delhi on Thursday night diverted to Dubai following a technical snag. The same aircraft subsequently took off for Delhi after its auto pilot as reset and landed at IGI Airport around noon on Friday. While AI maintains there was no safety issue with the aircraft, this is was the second instance within a week with its Dreamliners. Last Saturday (Oct 4) the ram air turbine (RAT) of an AI Dreamliner had deployed on its final approach to Birmingham. The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Friday asked the aviation ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to “ground all B787s in light of continuous electrical problems” and also order a “special
Delhi-bound AI Dreamliner diverts to Dubai; FIP seeks checks on B787s

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