New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Friday has written to the Minister of Civil Aviation, calling for the grounding of all Boeing 787 aircraft operated by Air India following a series of serious 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 O...