Air India orders drug screening for all pilots after AI 2379 incident
Widely reported76Air 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.
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Mint
Owned by: HT Media (Bhartia family / Birla group)
- “Air India Phuket-Delhi flight incident: French agency BEA, Airbus to assist in AAIB probe” ↗
- “'Screening results not shared with us': Air India on pilot dope test reports after Phuket-Delhi flight turbulence” ↗
- “Pilot of turbulence-hit Air India Phuket-Delhi flight likely failed dope test; DGCA investigates incident: Report” ↗
Economic Times
Owned by: Bennett Coleman & Co / The Times Group (Jain family)
Times of India
Owned by: Bennett Coleman & Co / The Times Group (Jain family)
- “‘Pilot not in full control’: What happened on Air India’s Phuket-Delhi flight” ↗
- “Pilot of turbulence-hit AI flight tests positive for marijuana: Sources” ↗
- “Air India CEO meets MoCA, DGCA amid Phuket flight turbulence probe” ↗
- “Air India turbulence scare: Airbus and French agency to join probe into Phuket flight” ↗
Hindustan Times
Owned by: HT Media (Bhartia family / Birla group)
- “Hydraulic pressure, autopilot disconnect: Turbulence-hit Air India Phuket-Delhi flight logged 9 warnings in a minute” ↗
- “‘Pilot seemed high, eyes were red’: Passenger after pilot of turbulence-hit Air India plane tests positive for marijuana” ↗
- “How is AAIB probing Air India Phuket-Delhi 'turbulence' case? What Centre said” ↗
- “Number of injured on Air India Phuket-Delhi flight that dropped 300 feet rises to 24” ↗
- “‘We were just giving an update’: Outgoing Air India CEO on meeting with MoCA, DGCA over flight altitude drop” ↗
- “Pilot on Air India's Phuket-Delhi flight that dropped 300 feet tests positive for marijuana: Sources” ↗
- “Airbus team to assist AAIB probe into Air India Phuket-Delhi turbulence case” ↗
- “AAIB probing turbulence-hit Phuket-Delhi Air India flight, pilot's dope test results awaited: Govt” ↗
- “After dope test, Air India Phuket-Delhi pilot to undergo ‘confirmatory analysis’: Govt says AAIB probing turbulence” ↗
- “Did pilot of turbulence-hit Phuket-Delhi flight fail dope test? Air India says results not shared yet” ↗
India Today
Owned by: Living Media / India Today Group (Purie family)
- “After Phuket-Delhi pilot's positive test, Air India to screen all pilots for drugs” ↗
- “Air India Phuket-Delhi turbulence: AAIB examines flight data, aircraft systems” ↗
- “Government summons outgoing Air India CEO over Phuket-Delhi flight incident” ↗
- “Pilot of turbulence-hit Air India Phuket-Delhi flight failed dope test: Sources” ↗
NDTV
Owned by: AMG Media Networks (Adani Group, since 2022)
- “Dope Test For All Air India Pilots After Captain Found Positive For Marijuana” ↗
- “After Air India Marijuana Row, Ministry Demands Dope Test Protocol Review” ↗
- “Inside The Cockpit: What Went Wrong On Air India's Phuket-Delhi Flight” ↗
- “Phuket-Delhi Flight's Pilot Smoked Marijuana, Failed 2 Dope Tests: Sources” ↗
- “Air India Pilot Likely Failed Dope Test After Turbulence-Hit Flight: Sources” ↗
Deccan Herald
Owned by: The Printers (Mysore) Pvt Ltd (family-owned)
- “Air India faces challenges; group plans to induct over 100 planes in 2 years: CEO Campbell Wilson” ↗
- “Air India Phuket-Delhi flight turbulence | AAIB collecting, examining all relevant evidence in probe” ↗
- “Air India Phuket-Delhi flight incident | Pilot reportedly tests positive for marijuana; airline CEO meets minister” ↗
- “Air India Phuket-Delhi flight incident | CEO Campbell Wilson summoned by ministry: Report” ↗
- “Air India Phuket-Delhi flight incident: French agency BEA, Airbus to assist in AAIB probe” ↗
Free Press Journal
Owned by: FPJ Publications Pvt Ltd
- “Air India Mandates Drug Screening For All Pilots After AI-2379 Pilot Tests Positive For Marijuana” ↗
- “Air India Orders Dope Tests For All Pilots After Phuket-Delhi Flight Captain Tests Positive: Report” ↗
- “'Take Responsibility': Govt Tells Air India After Pilot Tests Positive For Marijuana” ↗
- “Air India Pilot Allegedly Tests Positive For Marijuana: How Pilots Are Tested For Drugs And Alcohol” ↗
- “Air India Phuket-Delhi Turbulence Probe: PIC Tests Positive For Marijuana, MoCA Warns Airlines” ↗
- “Air India Phuket-Delhi Flight Scare: AAIB Examines Technical And Human-Factor Evidence In Incident That Injured 24” ↗
- “Air India Phuket-Delhi Flight Pilot Tests Positive In Second Dope Test: Reports” ↗
- “'We Were Just Giving An Update': Air India CEO Campbell Wilson After MoCA Meeting Over Phuket-Delhi Flight Incident | VIDEO” ↗
The Hindu
Owned by: The Hindu Group / Kasturi & Sons (family-owned)
Community discussion (3)
- Dope Test For All Air India Pilots After Captain Found Positive For Marijuanar/india · ↗
- Phuket-Delhi Air India pilot tests positive for marijuana in 2nd dope test: Sourcesr/india · ↗
- Captain of turbulence-hit Phuket-Delhi flight may have failed dope testr/india · ↗
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