Pilot Tests Positive for Marijuana After 300ft Plunge Injures 24 Passengers

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

Earlier in the day, India's Ministry of Civil Aviation summoned Air India CEO Campbell Wilson ​over the ‌incident, which involved an Airbus A320neo aircraft

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

The existing norms for pilot dope-testing are based broadly in line with international standards, sources said. So the DGCA also needs to assess whether the existing framework needs any change.

India probes flight plunge as pilot faces drug test scrutiny  Dawn

Air India captain's confirmatory drug test positive for marijuana, source says  Reuters

NEW DELHI: The captain of an Air India Phuket-Delhi flight that suddenly lost about 300 feet of altitude last week has tested positive for marijuana in a confirmatory drug test, Indian news television channels reported on Tuesday (Aug 11).Reuters could not immediately verify the reports. Air India did not immediately r

India's aviation ministry said Sunday that an Air India pilot whose flight plunged dramatically in turbulence injuring 17 passengers and crew is undergoing a "confirmatory" psychoactive drug test.

TACLOBAN CITY— Thirteen employees of the local government unit (LGU) of Isabel in Leyte tested positive in a surprise drug screening conducted on Aug. 6 and 7, according to Mayor Bennet Pongos. A total of 145 LGU employees took the drug testing, with 13 yielding positive results, according to the municipal government.

India’s aviation ministry said Sunday that an Air India pilot whose flight plunged dramatically in turbulence, injuring 17 passengers and crew is undergoing a “confirmatory” psychoactive drug test. The Airbus A320, carrying 137 passengers and eight crew, lost around 300 feet (91 metres) on August 4 while flying from Ph