New Delhi, July 3 -- A group of senior Air India (AI) pilots recreated on simulators some adverse conditions, such as flying with higher weight and temperature and with gear down and retracted flaps at 50 feet, with the results showing the Boeing 787-8 aircraft continued flying, sources said on Wednesday.
The simulator test was carried out independently by the Air India Boeing 787 aircraft fleet trainers during a training session at the airline's Mumbai facility within days of the crash of an Air India Dreamliner in Ahmedabad.
When contacted, Air India said pilots conducted the tests on their own and the airline had no role in it.
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