DGCA may mandate random psychoactive substance tests for over 25% flight crew across Indian airlines

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is set to make it mandatory for airlines to randomly test more than 25 per ...

DGCA plans random psychoactive substance tests for over 25% of airline crew annually : Report

The move comes amid scrutiny of the Air India AI-2379 flight from Phuket to Delhi, whose pilot has been de-rostered after the ...

Pilots' body asks DGCA to raise random pilot drug tests to 25%, introduce oral-fluid screening

The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to overhaul the existing psychoactive-substance testing regime for pilots, recommending that annual ...

Random tests, three strikes: India’s pilot drug-testing rulebook the AI2379 cannabis result has put in focus

An Air India’s pilot result after the Phuket-Delhi flight dropped 300-feet has put focus on DGCA’s 2022 rules. How India’s regime reads against the FAA and Easa ...

Pilots' body urges DGCA to raise annual random drug testing to 25%

FIP has also proposed oral-fluid testing alongside urine tests and a 12-month pilot programme to assess its reliability, ...