The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has written to the Minister of Civil Aviation, expressing serious concerns over the safety of Air India's Boeing 787 aircraft operated by Air India, following a serious of incidents involving technical malfunctions linked to electrical system failures and a special DGCA audit of Air India aircraft for maintenance.

In its letter dated October 10, 2025, Captain CS Randhawa, President of FIP, the pilots' body, cited two major incidents that occurred within a week, involving AI-117 and AI-154, as evidence of worsening safety standards and poor maintenance oversight.

The letter reads: Since 16 Jun 25 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 a

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