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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Airlines directed by DGCA to test all pilots following Air India drugs row, report says

India is tightening the cockpit door from within, moving to make drug screening a routine safeguard across the country’s airline industry after recent cases raised concerns over pilot fitness.

The aviation regulator has asked airlines to conduct a one-time drug test on all pilots by July next year, Bloomberg reported on September 10 quoting a government official.

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