India, Oct. 11 -- The Federation of Indian Pilots, in a letter to union minister of civil aviation, K Ram Mohan Naidu, urged for the entire Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet operated by Air India to be "grounded."

The letter also called for a thorough inspection of all the Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes in the country, specifically to determine whether there were any faults with the electrical systems.

The pilots' body also requested for a "a Special Audit of Air India" by senior officials of the Flight Safety Directorate (FSD), Air Safety and Airworthiness of DGCA.

The letter comes months after the fatal crash of Air India 171 in Ahmedabad shortly after take-off on June 12. The incident claimed the lives of 241 passengers onboard the flight a...