Air India flight captain tests positive for substance abuse
- Source
- The Economic Times - Industry
- Source link
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-india-flight-captain-tests-positive-for-substance-abuse/articleshow/133164751.cms
- Published
- 2026-08-11 19:21:40
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-11 23:09:33
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
An Air India pilot who operated the Phuket-Delhi flight that rapidly lost around 300 feet, injuring 17 passengers, tested positive for marijuana in a confirmatory test. DGCA rules allow rehabilitation after a first positive test, while Air India’s policy mandates termination.
Possibly the same underlying story as
Air India captain tests positive for marijuana: Reports
— flagged automatically for review, never merged automatically.
Procurement Relevance Gate
FAIL
— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-11 23:09:33
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"
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