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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...- Pilots body FIP calls for making oral fluid testing complementary under drug testing frameworkThe Federation of Indian Pilots has urged the DGCA to introduce oral-fluid drug testing alongside existing urine-based screening and raise ...
- 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...
- Random covid testing for international passengers to start from Saturday; government releases guidelinesAgainst the backdrop of rising coronavirus cases in China and some other parts of the world, the government has decided to subject 2 per ce...
- Breath analyser tests for aviation personnel to continue as per DGCA guidelines: Delhi HCThe court however refused to allow DGCA's request to permit the conduct of BAT tests as per pre-COVID protocols i.e. without the doctor and...
- Air Traffic Controller tests positive for psychoactive substance; DGCA removes personnel from dutyThis is the first instance of an air traffic controller (ATC) testing positive for psychoactive substance after the rules for testing of fl...
- Delhi HC refuses to entertain plea by ATCs concerning breath analyser testsJustice V Kameswar Rao, who said that he was not inclined to interfere with the procedure, noted that not more than six persons are to be t...
- In a first, flight crew, air traffic controllers to be tested for drugs like cannabis, cocaine"The worldwide spread of use of psychoactive substances, their general availability and the ever-increasing number of addicted users is a s...
- Aviation employees to be tested for drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy: Draft DGCA rulesAirlines and air navigation service providers will have to carry out random drug-testing of at least five per cent of the flight crew membe...
- ATCs and 5% of pilots, cabin crew on duty to undergo random breath analyser test: HCIt made it clear that if a pilot, cabin crew or ATC is found to have consumed such substances and had given a false undertaking, such perso...
- Consider concerns of ATCs, HC tells medical panel looking into need for BA test on pilotsThe direction by Justice Prathiba M Singh came while hearing a plea moved by the ATCs Guild against BA tests in view of the prevailing COVI...
- DGCA introduces tests to check pilots for psychoactive substancesCurrently, aviation staff have to go through breath-analyser (BA) checks that detects just the alcohol content in the body and not other dr...
- 13 employees of airlines, airports failed alcohol test since Sep 16: DGCA officialThe aviation regulator in September had issued rules for the tests to be conducted at all airports for airside workers, including those han...
- DGCA issues rules for alcohol testing of airside workersThe rules stated that "in case of second violation of the provisions, the license/approval issued by DGCA of the concerned personnel shall ...
- DGCA proposes breath analyser test for air traffic controllers, othersA senior DGCA official said it is a big move as the framework would cover all those people, who work on airside.
- India's most protected family, Gandhis’ charter operator gets notice for falsifying breath testsThe most recent violation was reportedly on April 14, 2014 when Rahul Gandhi flew from Delhi to Bhubaneshwar in GMR's luxury Falcon 2000-Lx.
- Compulsory pre-flight breath analyser test on cardsPilots and cabin crew of all domestic and international flights operated by Indian carriers could be subjected to compulsory pre-flight bre...
- Airlines crack whip on 'high' pilots, crewAirlines have begun taking strict action against drunken flying. In the past four months, 15 airline employees have been sacked.
- Action against check pilot for triggering mid-air emergencyDGCA has derostered two pilots and suspended the check-pilot's rating pending enquiry. The incident came to light today.
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