DGCA has directed all airlines to conduct one-time drug screening of pilots by July 2027, following the Air India Phuket-Delhi flight incident in which the captain tested positive for a psychoactive substance after a rare triple-hydraulic failure caused a 300-foot altitude drop.
DGCA has directed all airlines to conduct one-time drug screening of pilots by July 2027, following the Air India Phuket-Delhi flight incident in which the captain tested positive for a psychoactive substance after a rare triple-hydraulic failure caused a 300-foot altitude drop.
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DGCA has directed all airlines to conduct one-time drug screening of pilots by July 2027, following the Air India Phuket-Delhi flight incident in which the captain tested positive for a psychoactive substance after a rare triple-hydraulic failure caused a 300-foot altitude drop.
