New Delhi: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has called for the entire Boeing 787 fleet operated by Air India to be grounded.

In a letter to Union minister of Civil Aviation K Ram Mohan Naidu, accessed by the Hindustan Times, the pilots’ body has also requested the thorough checking of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes in the country, especially for faults in electrical systems. ADVERTISEMENT

“After the crash of AI-171, there have been many failures on the Air India aircraft. The safety of air travel is being compromised by not investigating the causes of failures on B-787s in the country. We once again appeal to the Hon’ble Minister to now ground all the B-787s of Air India and these aircraft be thoroughly checked, especially the Electrical Systems,” the letter states.

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