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Air India Pilot Tests Positive for Drugs After Mid-Air Plunge

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THE BRIEF
1

An Air India pilot operating a Phuket-Delhi flight tested positive for marijuana following a mid-air flight-control incident that caused the aircraft to drop 300 feet.

2

The captain failed two separate dope tests conducted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after the flight landed safely in Delhi.

3

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has seized the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder to determine if the pilot's impairment caused the altitude loss.