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Air India pilot drug test

Air India pilot drug test

National · 15 updates

Air India Pilot With Marijuana In His Bloodstream Was Also On Sleep Medication

The Air India pilot has tested positive for marijuana in a drug test twice

Centre asks Air India to take responsibility

Centre has asked Air India to strengthen its operational oversight and “take responsibility” for ensuring safety following the August 4 Phuket-Delhi flight scare, while directing the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to urgently tighten its rules on drug testing of aviation personnel, according to a report by Times of India's Saurabh Sinha.The aviation ministry has asked the regulator to revise the existing testing framework, increase the proportion of personnel subjected to mandatory dope tests and impose tougher penalties on those who test positive for recreational or prohibited d

Air India gets tough: Pilots must undergo drug tests

Air India begins drug testing of all pilots after Phuket-Delhi flight incident

Air India Orders Dope Tests For All Pilots After Phuket-Delhi Flight Captain Tests Positive: Report

Air India Mandates Drug Screening For All Pilots After AI-2379 Pilot Tests Positive For Marijuana

Air India orders drug screening for all pilots after AI 2379 incident

Air India has announced comprehensive screening of all its pilots for prohibited substances and medications beginning August 13, as the investigation into the AI 2379 Phuket-Delhi flight incident continues.

'Consequences will get higher': Air India CEO

Air India CEO peeved at employees flouting rules, warns of consequences

The testing will be conducted alongside pilot training at Air India’s Gurgaon Academy or post flight at airports or other locations conveyed by various bases.

Two more Air India pilots fail to clear drug test after Phuket flight fiasco

Two Air India pilots have tested non-negative for psychoactive substances in drug screening conducted on around 350 pilots

2 More Air India Pilots Test Non-Negative For Drugs After Phuket Flight Fiasco; Samples Sent For Confirmatory Test

More Air India pilots fail drug test

Two more Air India pilots tested 'non-negative', failing the preliminary drug test ordered by the Tata-owned carrier following the incident on the Phuket-Delhi flight that left several passengers injured, sources told PTI on Monday.The samples of both the pilots have been sent for final confirmatory test.Air India introduced mandatory screening for for psychoactive substances for its pilots, tightening its internal safety checks beyond the random testing requirements prescribed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), after the captain of the Phuket-Delhi Air India flight that rap

Two More Air India Pilots Fail Initial Dope Test Amid Mandatory Carrier-Wide Screening; More ‘High-Flyers’ Expected, Say Sources

2 Air India pilots have failed dope test so far, taken off duty

Air India pilot fails breath analyser test at Zurich airport; faces suspension pending final report

The pilot was subsequently repatriated to India as a passenger; appropriate disciplinary action will be taken based on the findings, the officials said

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