Air India outgoing CEO summoned over Phuket-Delhi flight's altitude loss: ReportIndia's aviation ministry summoned Air India's outgoing CEO regarding a recent flight incident. The aircraft experienced a sudden altitude ...
11 Aug, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
Air India Phuket-Delhi flight incident: French agency BEA, Airbus to assist in AAIB probeFrench and Airbus experts will assist India's investigation into an Air India flight incident. The Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi lo...
11 Aug, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Air India's A320 plane suffered glitches, turbulence during Phuket-Delhi flight: SourcesAn Air India A320 encountered severe technical issues, including three hydraulic failures, which led to a sudden loss of about 300 feet in ...
10 Aug, 2026, 10.20 PM IST
Air India captain of turbulence-hit flight under scanner post drug testA pilot is under scrutiny for substance use after a recent flight incident. Initial screening results were non-negative, requiring further ...
10 Aug, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
- Passengers recount Air India Phuket-Delhi flight turbulence ordeal, raise concerns over safety lapses
Passengers on an Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi reported severe turbulence and concerns about the pilot's behavior. The Aircraft Acc...
09 Aug, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Air India Phuket-Delhi flight case flagged as 'serious incident', AAIB probing sudden altitude lossAn Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi experienced a sudden altitude loss during cruise. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is no...
09 Aug, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
Air India says not in position to comment on screening test results on pilot of Phuket-Delhi flightAir India said it has not received the results of a post-flight drug screening conducted on pilots of the turbulence-hit Phuket-Delhi fligh...
09 Aug, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
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...
09 Aug, 2026, 11.40 AM IST
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...
22 Aug, 2022, 11.10 AM IST
AAI Junior Executive Recruitment: Notification issued; key points to noteA notification issued by the AAI confirms that it is now accepting applications for different posts. For those planning to apply, here are ...
27 Jun, 2022, 05.49 PM IST
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...
28 Sep, 2021, 03.49 PM IST
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...
25 Aug, 2021, 09.26 PM IST
DGCA orders resumption of pre-flight alcohol test for pilots, cabin crewThe aviation regulator had on March 29 this year suspended breath analyser (BA) test for "all aviation personnel" like pilots, cabin crew m...
05 Sep, 2020, 07.20 PM IST
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...
22 Feb, 2020, 07.50 AM IST
151 pilots, crew members tested positive for alcohol: Aviation MinisterAs many as 151 pilots and crew members tested positive for alcohol during pre-flight medical examination in the first ten months this year ...
24 Nov, 2016, 06.48 PM IST