Sounding an unmistakable alarm on passenger safety, the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has written a searing letter to the Union Minister of Civil Aviation demanding the “grounding of all B-787 aircraft in the light of continuous electrical problems and a special DGCA audit of Air India aircraft for maintenance.”

The letter, which follows a series of mid-air technical failures, warns that the country’s Dreamliners are facing “repetitive and worsening electrical malfunctions” that could jeopardise lives if left unchecked.

Referring to the recent diversion of Air India flight AI-154 from Vienna to Delhi, the FIP president CS Randhawa revealed that the aircraft suffered “major technical issues where the autopilot system suddenly failed, triggering a series of malfunctions across critical

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