What Happened
Mandatory Psychoactive Substance Testing Expands Beyond Regulatory Requirements
Two pilots of the Air India Group have tested non-negative in initial drug screening, with their samples sent for confirmatory tests. This comes after Air India and Air India Express started mandatory psychoactive substance testing of all their pilots on August 13, expanding checks beyond regulatory requirements. The move follows an incident on August 4 where a pilot tested positive for marijuana after a flight suddenly lost altitude. The testing has been completed for around 400 pilots so far, with the two non-negative results prompting further investigation. This was first reported by Business Standard.