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Two Air India Pilots Suspended After Failing Preliminary Drug Tests Post-Flight Incident

Following a serious Phuket-Delhi flight incident, Air India suspended two pilots after they failed initial drug tests, sparking a nationwide review of pilot drug screening protocols and stricter regulatory scrutiny.

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Air India begins mandatory drug testing for pilots

India Today ↗

Two Air India pilots fail initial drug tests after incident

NDTV India ↗

Air India removes pilots from duty after non-negative results

Times of India ↗

DGCA considers stricter anti-doping rules for pilots

Business Line - Home ↗

Pilots' body urges more frequent, saliva-based testing

Swarajya ↗

IndiGo highlights higher testing rates among pilots

Business Line - Home ↗

Government weighs annual or 100% random drug tests for pilots

NDTV India ↗

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  1. India mulls annual dope tests on all commercial pilots on a random basis
    Times of India India
  2. After Air India pilot’s positive drug test, DGCA weighs annual testing of all pilots
    Indian Express
  3. Centre weighs 100% random dope testing of airline pilots
    Business Line - Home
  4. Government mulls drug tests for all commercial pilots
    The Hindu
  5. Centre Weighs Dope Tests For All Commercial Pilots After Air India Plane Row
    NDTV India

1 article

  1. IndiGo tests 20% of pilots annually for substance abuse: CEO Willie Walsh
    Business Line - Home

2 articles

  1. Pilots’ Body Urges DGCA To Raise Random Drug Testing To 25 Per Cent Of Pilots, Proposes Saliva-Based Screening
    Swarajya
  2. DGCA weighs stricter anti-doping rules after Air India incident
    Business Line - Home

3 articles

  1. भास्कर अपडेट्स:एयर इंडिया ने सभी पायलटों की ड्रग टेस्टिंग शुरू की; फुकेट-दिल्ली फ्लाइट हादसे के बाद फैसला
    Dainik Bhaskar National
  2. ‘Increase drug testing from 10% to 25% for pilots:’ FIA to DGCA chief Vir Vikram Yadav
    Times of India
  3. भास्कर अपडेट्स:एयर इंडिया ने सभी पायलटों की ड्रग टेस्टिंग शुरू की; फुकेट-दिल्ली फ्लाइट हादसे के बाद फैसला
    Dainik Bhaskar National

10 articles

  1. 2 Air India pilots have failed dope test so far, taken off duty
    Times of India
  2. Two Air India pilots test ‘non-negative’ in first batch of mass screening
    Mint
  3. Two AI pilots fail preliminary drug test
    Business Line - Home
  4. Initial drug tests of 2 more Air India pilots ‘non-negative’, confirmatory test results awaited
    Indian Express
  5. Air India Pilot Test: 400 पायलटों की जांच पूरी, दो के नतीजे सामान्य से अलग; क्या है पूरा मामला?
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