New Delhi, June 20 -- Air India Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) Campbell Wilson on Friday reassured the public and employees that the airline's fleet - particularly its Boeing 787 aircraft - remains safe to operate following comprehensive checks, and that the carrier is exercising maximum caution in the wake of the AI171 tragedy.

According to an ANI report, Wilson said that additional precautionary checks on Air India's operating Boeing 787 fleet have been completed as requested by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

"Have our aircraft been deemed safe? Yes. We have completed the additional precautionary checks on our operating Boeing 787 fleet as requested by the DGCA, who have publicly declared t...