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Air India orders drug screening for all pilots after AI 2379 incident

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu

Air India has announced comprehensive screening of all its pilots for prohibited substances and medications beginning August 13, as the investigation into the AI 2379 Phuket-Delhi flight incident continues.

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