Air India flight lost hydraulics, pilot fired after drug test
Air India pilot
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- Economic Times India·20h agoPhuket-Delhi flight: Probe finds hydraulic failureRead at Economic Times India →
- Times of India Top·22h agoAI Phuket-Delhi flight incident: All 3 hydraulics failed in ‘exceptionally rare’ eventRead at Times of India Top →
- Geo Ent PK·1d agoAir India flight lost hydraulics, pilot fired after drug test
An Air India Airbus A320neo plane takes off in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, December 13, 2017. — Reuters Preliminary report says aircraft experienced “altitude upset”.Flight-control system detected loss of three hydraulic systems.Hydraulic failure disengaged
Read at Geo Ent PK → - Dawn World PK·1d agoAir India flight lost hydraulics, pilot fired after drug test
An Air India flight that injured passengers when it plunged midair last month suffered a temporary loss of hydraulic systems, investigators said on Friday, as the airline fired the captain who tested positive for psychoactive substances. The Airbus A320, carrying 137 passengers…
Read at Dawn World PK → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·1d agoAir India Terminates Phuket-Delhi Pilot After Psychoactive Drug Test
The announcement from the airline came hours after probe agency AAIB's preliminary report into the Phuket flight incident said the drug use by the pilot was a serious concern and asked regulator DGCA to take appropriate action.
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - Hindustan Times India·1d agoAir India Phuket-Delhi flight lost hydraulic systems, take action over pilot drug use: AAIB
A preliminary AAIB report said the Airbus A320neo suffered an “altitude upset” after losing all three hydraulic systems.
Read at Hindustan Times India → - Mint News·1d agoAAIB releases prelim report on Phuket-Delhi Air India flight case, says pilot did use drugs; asks DGCA to take action
A month after the pilot of a turbulence-hit Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi failed a dope test, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released a preliminary report on Friday, confirming the use of drugs by the pilot-in-command, calling it a “serious concern.”
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