DGCA weighs annual random drug tests for pilots after Air India Phuket-Delhi incident: Ram Mohan Naidu
India's aviation regulator is considering mandatory annual random drug tests for all pilots. This proposal follows a recent Air India incident, prompting policy review. Currently, only ten percent of pilots undergo random drug testing each year. The Directora…
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India's aviation regulator is considering mandatory annual random drug tests for all pilots. This proposal follows a recent Air India incident, prompting policy review. Currently, only ten percent of pilots undergo random drug testing each year. The Directora…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is considering requiring all pilots to undergo at least one random drug test every year, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu told report…
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