Air India pilot’s reported cannabis test: What it can and can’t tell investigators

Reports that an Air India pilot tested positive for cannabis after a flight sound like the sort of finding that should make an aviation investigator sit up.

A reported cannabis-positive test involving an Air India pilot raises questions about what such a result can actually tell investigators.

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