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Drugs, alcohol, bicycle & losses: The strange to-do list awaiting Air India’s new boss Tewolde GebremariamAir India’s incoming CEO Tewolde Gebremariam inherits an airline with global ambitions but an unusually complicated to-do list. Beyond tack...
Air India pilot removed from Zurich flight over alcohol violationAn Air India pilot was removed from his aircraft in Zurich due to alcohol consumption before take-off. Authorities conducted sobriety tests...
Airlines directed by DGCA to test all pilots following Air India drugs row, report saysThe move follows an unusual incident involving an Air India-operated Airbus SE A320, in which all three hydraulic systems failed. Such a si...
Air India Express flight from Cochin to Abu Dhabi returns after engine oil quantity drops rapidlyAn Air India Express flight returned to Cochin after detecting a rapidly falling oil quantity. The pilots shut down Engine 1 when oil press...
Phuket-Delhi flight: Probe finds hydraulic failure; pilot sackedA preliminary probe found a hydraulic failure on a Phuket-Delhi flight. This incident caused altitude changes and triggered warnings, injur...
Air India terminates Phuket-Delhi flight pilot after testing positive for drugsAir India terminated a pilot's employment after a positive drug test. The pilot was in command of a Phuket to Delhi flight. This action fol...
Air India Phuket-Delhi flight incident: Pilot tested non-negative for psychoactive substance after hydraulic failure injured 24An Air India flight experienced hydraulic system failures and autopilot disconnect at high altitude. The pilot-in-command later tested non ...
Air India Phuket-Delhi pilot used psycho-active substance, preliminary report findsAn Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi experienced a sudden altitude drop. The Pilot-in-Command tested non-negative for psycho-active sub...
Air India B787 engine shutdown: GE expanded inspections after 2023 incident, DGCA tells CICGE Aerospace expanded engine inspection requirements after an Air India 787-8 incident. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation confirmed...
DGCA flagged Tecnam safety concerns weeks before fatal Kanpur crashThe DGCA had previously flagged safety concerns regarding Tecnam aircraft. These issues were raised over a month before the recent Kanpur t...
India's aviation boom faces turbulence amid safety concernsIndia's airline sector faces significant safety and financial challenges. Recent incidents have exposed regulatory and operational shortcom...
Kanpur aircraft crash: Instructor, trainee pilot killed as training plane crashes in field; DGCA to investigateAn instructor pilot and a trainee pilot died after a training aircraft crashed near Kanpur. The twin-engine Tecnam plane took off at 11:30 ...
India mulling random drug test for commercial pilots at least once a yearIndia may require all commercial pilots to undergo random drug tests annually. This proposal follows an Air India captain testing positive ...
DGCA weighs annual random drug tests for pilots after Air India Phuket-Delhi incident: Ram Mohan NaiduIndia's aviation regulator is considering mandatory annual random drug tests for all pilots. This proposal follows a recent Air India incid...
DGCA may mandate random psychoactive substance tests for over 25% flight crew across Indian airlinesThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is set to make it mandatory for airlines to randomly test more than 25 per cent of their f...
Two more Air India pilots fail drug test after Phuket-Delhi flight incidentTwo more Air India pilots failed preliminary drug tests following a recent incident. Air India mandated psychoactive substance screening fo...
Air India makes psychoactive substance testing mandatory for pilots after Phuket incidentAir India now mandates psychoactive substance testing for all pilots. This new internal measure enhances safety protocols beyond DGCA requi...
Centre asks Air India to ‘take responsibility’ after Phuket-Delhi flight scare; orders tighter dope checks: ReportThe government has warned Air India to “take responsibility” for safety after the August 4 Phuket-Delhi flight scare and ordered DGCA to ti...
Air India pilot on Phuket-Delhi flight tests 'positive' for marijuana: ReportThe pilot-in-command of an Air India Phuket-Delhi flight tested positive for marijuana after a recent incident. This confirmatory test foll...
Air India's Phuket-Delhi turbulence-hit flight captain may have failed dope testA captain on an Air India flight reportedly tested positive for psychoactive substances. This follows a severe turbulence incident that occ...