4 Crew Hospitalised
17 passengers injured as Air India flight hits severe turbulence, sparking DGCA probe.
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Centre asks Air India to take responsibility and tighten dope checks after Phuket-Delhi flight scare.
Centre asks Air India to take responsibility and tighten dope checks on aviation personnel.
Centre asks Air India to take responsibility and tighten dope checks on aviation personnel.
Pilot-in-command tested positive for psychoactive substances, allegedly due to prescribed sleeping pills.
Pilot-in-command tested positive for marijuana twice.
Pilot-in-command tested positive for marijuana.
India considers mandatory annual drug tests for pilots after Air India pilot tested positive for marijuana.
India considers mandatory annual drug tests for pilots after Air India pilot tested positive for marijuana.
India considers mandatory annual drug tests for commercial pilots after Air India pilot tests positive for marijuana.
India considers mandatory annual drug tests for commercial pilots after Air India pilot tests positive for marijuana.
Pilot-in-command underwent confirmatory testing after initial psychoactive substance screening indicated a result requiring further analysis.
Airbus and French agency BEA to assist AAIB probe.
Airbus and French agency BEA to assist AAIB probe.
Airbus and French agency BEA to assist AAIB probe.
Airbus and French agency BEA to assist AAIB probe.
Air India's A320 plane suffered glitches and a 300-foot altitude loss, not just turbulence.
Aircraft experienced cascade of hydraulic system failures and autopilot disconnect, not turbulence; French BEA and Airbus teams arriving to assist AAIB investigation; pilot underwent confirmatory drug testing after initial screening.
Aircraft experienced cascade of hydraulic system failures and autopilot disconnect, not turbulence; French BEA and Airbus teams arriving to assist AAIB investigation; pilot underwent confirmatory drug testing after initial screening.
Aircraft experienced cascade of hydraulic and flight-control system failures with nine fault messages in one minute, not turbulence; pilot-in-command undergoing confirmatory drug testing after initial screening.
Aircraft experienced cascade of hydraulic and flight-control system failures with nine fault messages in one minute, not turbulence; pilot-in-command undergoing confirmatory drug testing after initial screening.
Story published. 17 passengers injured as Air India flight hits severe turbulence, sparking DGCA probe.
An Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi encountered severe turbulence, injuring 17 passengers and leaving four crew members still hospitalised.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an investigation into the incident. While most of the injured passengers have been discharged from medical care, the four crew members remain under hospital observation. The final conclusions of the DGCA probe have not yet been released.
The regulator is also working on developing guidelines for emerging aviation technologies. Separately, India is formulating its own aviation standards rather than adopting those of other countries.
