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Air India pilot may lose licence if dope test positive
The pilot of Air India flight AI2379 may lose his licence if his dope test comes back positive, the chief of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association has said. The Airbus A320, flying…
The Story in Brief
The pilot of Air India flight AI2379 may lose his licence if his dope test comes back positive, the chief of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association has said. The Airbus A320, flying from Phuket to Delhi, experienced an abrupt altitude change of about 300 feet after encountering severe turbulence over Odisha.
The pilots' body chief added that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a drug test. Licence revocation would follow a positive result. The incident is under investigation.
The Indian Opinion
Two narratives are already forming: that the altitude change proves pilot impairment, or that the regulator is unfairly targeting pilots after a routine turbulence event. The facts so far show only that a drug test was ordered after an abrupt 300-foot drop. Neither bias nor guilt is established. The concrete question is simple: will the test come back positive or negative? Until then, all speculation is just noise.
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