Air India Flight Control Loss
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An Air India Airbus A320 briefly lost critical flight controls due to hydraulic pressure loss on a flight from Phuket to New Delhi, dropping 300 feet and injuring passengers. The incident occurred during turbulence, and the pilot later tested positive for marijuana.
Air India A320 dropped 300 feet, lost flight controls due to hydraulic failure
- An Air India Airbus A320 briefly lost critical flight controls due to hydraulic pressure loss on a flight from Phuket to New Delhi. - The aircraft dropped 300 feet, injuring 24 people, before safely landing. - Airbus is investigating the cause of the hydraulic failure and has requested inspections and maintenance details from Air India.
Air India to test all pilots for drugs after captain's possible positive result
- Air India and its subsidiary will test all pilots for prohibited substances and unauthorized medications following a recent incident. - The decision expands mandatory testing to 100% of pilots, up f…
Air India flight's hydraulic systems failed for 4 seconds during turbulence-hit journey; pilot tests positive for marijuana
- An Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi experienced a sudden loss of altitude, dropping 300 feet and injuring 20 passengers and four crew members. - A preliminary Airbus report found that all three…
Air India Mandates Drug Tests for All Pilots After Incident
- All Air India pilots will undergo mandatory drug testing starting Thursday following a serious in-flight incident. - Existing rules required airlines to randomly test at least 10% of flight crews an…
Air India makes steady progress despite global uncertainty: CEO Campbell Wilson
- Air India CEO Campbell Wilson reported steady progress in the airline's transformation despite global challenges like geopolitical uncertainty and fuel price volatility. - The airline plans to retro…
Exclusive: For 4 Seconds, Air India Phuket-Delhi Plane Had No Flight Controls
- An Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi briefly lost all flight controls for four seconds. - The autopilot disconnected, and the co-pilot initiated a forward stick movement after suspected stall wa…
