Air India expands drug testing to all pilots after captain tests positive for marijuana

Existing rules require airlines to randomly test at least 10 per cent of their flight crew for psychoactive substances each year.

NEW DELHI: Air India pilots will undergo mandatory drug screening starting Thursday (Aug 13), according to an internal memo seen by AFP, after a captain involved in a serious mid-air incident reportedly tested positive for marijuana.Existing rules require airlines to randomly test at least 10 per cent of their flight c

Air India will begin mandatory substance testing for all pilots on Thursday, expanding checks beyond regulatory requirements days after a pilot involved in a serious mid-air incident tested positive for marijuana, according to an internal memo.

Air India expands drug testing to all pilots after captain tests positive for marijuana  Reuters

Air India's mandatory dope test for all its pilots comes amid a row over a captain of its Phuket-Delhi flight testing positive for marijuana.

NEW DELHI: Air India group has from Thursday started 'mandatory substance screening' for all pilots following the Phuket-Delhi flight serious incident. The move comes to “protect and sustain” the trust AI had earned over the decades that has been shaken by the pilot-in-command of the Phuket flight testing positive for

A dog was rushed to the vet after a walk on Back Beach in Teignmouth, Devon, last weekend. The owners believe their pet ingested illegal substances during the walk

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s aviation ministry said Wednesday it was awaiting drug test results for the captain of an Air India flight that dropped about 300 feet (90 meters) suddenly midair last week, injuring 24 passengers and crew members.

Both pilots have been removed from flying duties pending an inquiry into an incident where an Air India flight dropped mid-air, leaving 24 persons injured before it stabilised

RAVEENDRAN / AFP via Getty Images The captain of an Air India flight that plunged nearly 300 feet in midair tested positive for cannabis. Flight AI379 was traveling from Phuket to Delhi on August 4 when it suddenly lost altitude, injuring at least 24 passengers before landing safely. Both pilots underwent mandatory dru

Captain of Air India flight that injured 24 is investigated after drug reports  Toronto Star

India’s aviation ministry is awaiting drug test results for the captain of an Air India flight that dropped 300 feet midair last week, injuring 24 people

Captain of Air India flight that injured 24 is investigated after drug reports  AP News

India probes flight plunge as pilot faces drug test scrutiny  Dawn