The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Friday wrote to the Union Minister of Civil Aviation, calling for the grounding of all Boeing 787 aircraft operated by Air India over a series of serious technical malfunctions linked to electrical system failures. In its letter dated October 10, the federation's president Captain CS Randhawa cited two major incidents that occurred within a span of one week, involving AI-117 and AI-154, as evidence of the airline's worsening safety standards and poor maintenance oversight.

What did the FIP say in its letter?

Captain Randhawa's letter reads: "Since 16 Jun 2025 we have reiterated that all B-787's in the country must be checked thoroughly for the electrical systems. On 04 Oct the RAT deployed on AI-117 a/c while on approach at BHX. On 09 Oct, AI-154

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