Air India faces challenges; group plans to induct over 100 planes in 2 yrs | Company News

Air India faces challenges; group plans to induct over 100 planes in 2 yrs | Company News

[ad_1] Air India is facing challenges due to external volatility but remains focused on the profitability path and plans to induct over 100 new planes over the next two years, its CEO Campbell Wilson said on Thursday. The loss-making airline has been facing multiple headwinds, and a leadership transition is happening, with former … Read more

Air India group starts mandatory substance screening for all pilots from today

Air India group starts mandatory substance screening for all pilots from today

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Air India group has from Thursday started ‘mandatory substance screening’ for all pilots following the Phuket-Delhi flight serious incident. The move comes to “protect and sustain” the trust AI had earned over the decades that has been shaken by the pilot-in-command of the Phuket flight testing positive for marijuana. Aviation secretary Samir … Read more

Air India makes psychoactive substance tests mandatory for pilots | Top Aviation News

Air India makes psychoactive substance tests mandatory for pilots | Top Aviation News

[ad_1] Air India has introduced mandatory psychoactive substance testing for pilots following the August 4 Phuket-Delhi flight incident, tightening its internal safety protocols after the pilot-in-command tested positive for marijuana in a confirmatory test.   The airline had previously conducted random testing of pilots and other aviation personnel in accordance with Directorate General … Read more

Phuket-Delhi flight turbulence: Air India pilot fails second drug test | Top Aviation News

Phuket-Delhi flight turbulence: Air India pilot fails second drug test | Top Aviation News

[ad_1] The pilot-in-command of Air India’s Phuket-Delhi flight, which suddenly lost altitude for some time, injuring 24 people on board on August 4, has failed a second post-flight test for psychoactive substances, people familiar with the development said on Tuesday.   “The pilot-in-command has failed the second dope test… His result was non-negative … Read more

Donald Trump secretly switched planes after leaving Turkey NATO Summit, Air Force One used as decoy over Iran assassination threat

Donald Trump secretly switched planes after leaving Turkey NATO Summit, Air Force One used as decoy over Iran assassination threat

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump’s arrival back to Washington DC after the NATO Summit in Turkey on the older Air Force One jet and not the newly renovated Boeing donated by Qatar had raised eyebrows. Now, The Washington Post has reported that the 80-year-old was secretly flown out of Turkey on a military aircraft after … Read more

Air India Phuket–Delhi flight: Cascade of tech failures preceded 300-ft plunge, not turbulence, sources say

Air India Phuket–Delhi flight: Cascade of tech failures preceded 300-ft plunge, not turbulence, sources say

[ad_1] Medical personnel present with injured passengers of Air India Phuket–Delhi flight, in New Delhi on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI The Phuket–Delhi flight that experienced a “momentary loss in altitude” on August 4, injuring 17 people on board, was preceded by a cascade of failures involving the aircraft’s hydraulic and flight-control … Read more

Air India salary hikes salaries of pilots by up to 15% | India News

Air India salary hikes salaries of pilots by up to 15% | India News

[ad_1] Air India is restoring international flights that were slashed post the West Asia crisis and will return to Jan-Feb levels next month NEW DELHI: Air India on Friday hiked pilot salaries by 8% to 15%, with commanders getting the biggest hikes and increases tapering by rank. Going ahead, first officers or co-pilots will get … Read more