Boeing 787 Air India Safety Concerns and Response

1. Pilots Union Complains about Safety:

• Two recent incidences were cited in the letter written by the Indian Pilots Guild to the Civil Aviation Minister:
• Flight AI-154 (Vienna to Delhi): Diverted to Dubai because of the reported multiple system problems with autopilot and flight controls.
• Flight AI-117: During landing in the state of Birmingham, it deployed the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) power system, which was a backup.
• These problems raised by the union point to inadequate serviceability of the aircrafts, which may arise due to the substitution of the previous engineers in AIESEL with new employees.
• They attributed such malfunctions to the safety issues in general, putting the tragic accident of Air India flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad into perspective.

2. The Authoritative Reporting of Air India:

• The airline company strongly rejected the allegations of electric failures and made the following clarifications:
• As to AI-117: The deployment of the RAT was an uncommanded event, a known issue with the type of plane (Boeing) that has happened previously. Everything was said to be normal.
• In the case of AI-154: Reported a technical problem that caused the landing in Dubai but stressing that the plane had landed safely. It was subsequently mended and continued her trip to Delhi carrying passengers.

Key Reassurances:

• The most important priority is passenger and crew safety.
• They were all in compliance with the regulatory procedures such as reporting to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
• The planes of both incidences have been cleared to serve.