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Air India Pilot Dies During Boeing 787 Training Layover
An Air India pilot was staying at a hotel in Delhi for training.
He had checked in on September 10.
The next evening, his brother became worried because the pilot did not answer his calls.
The hotel manager opened the locked room with a master key.
The pilot was found unconscious and was taken to a hospital.
Doctors declared him dead there.
Police said they did not suspect that someone else caused his death.
The exact cause will be decided after doctors complete their final opinion.
An Air India pilot was found unconscious and unresponsive in a Vasant Kunj hotel room on September 11.
The pilot had checked into the hotel on September 10 while in Delhi for Boeing 787 conversion training.
His brother alerted the hotel manager after the pilot stopped responding to calls.
The pilot was taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead; a post-mortem was conducted on September 12.
Police said they were not suspecting foul play, while the final cause of death remains pending despite earlier reports of cardiac arrest.
- Who
- An Air India pilot who had previously worked with Air India Express.
- What
- He was found unconscious in a hotel room and later declared dead at a hospital.
- Where
- A hotel in Vasant Kunj, Delhi; the post-mortem was conducted at Safdarjung Hospital.
- When
- He checked in on September 10, was found on September 11, and underwent a post-mortem on September 12.
- Why
- The final cause of death has not been determined; earlier officials said it was cardiac arrest, while police said they did not suspect foul play.
Police and Final Medical Assessment
Earlier Cause-of-Death Report
Cause of death
Police and Final Medical Assessment
Police said the final cause would be established after the final medical opinion and that they were not suspecting foul play.
Earlier Cause-of-Death Report
Earlier officials said the pilot died due to cardiac arrest.
Investigation status
Police and Final Medical Assessment
Police were conducting inquest proceedings under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, with further enquiry in progress.
Earlier Cause-of-Death Report
The airline described the death as occurring after the pilot was found unconscious during a hotel layover and said it was supporting his family.
Key facts
- Airline
- Air India
- Previous employer
- Air India Express
- Training
- Conversion training to operate Boeing 787 aircraft
- Hotel location
- Vasant Kunj, Delhi
- Hotel check-in
- September 10
- Discovery
- September 11, after the pilot's brother contacted the hotel manager
- Post-mortem
- Conducted at Safdarjung Hospital on September 12
- Investigation status
- Police said they did not suspect foul play; further enquiry was in progress
Quotes
Air India
The airline that employed the deceased pilot
“He was on a layover rest at a hotel in Delhi where he was found unconscious last evening. He was rushed to the hospital immediately, where he was declared dead.”
m.rediff.com
Sources
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