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Air India CEO Updates Centre on Phuket-Delhi Altitude Loss Probe

Air India CEO Updates Centre on Phuket-Delhi Altitude Loss Probe
Air India flight scare probe: Campbell Wilson updates Centre after Phuket-Delhi incident - Telegraph India · telegraphindia.com

An Air India plane flying from Phuket to Delhi suddenly dropped in the sky, and a few people on board got hurt.

After that, the people in charge of keeping flying safe wanted to find out exactly what went wrong.

Air India's boss, Campbell Wilson, went to talk to the government officials who look after aviation to tell them how the investigation is going.

The government's aviation minister, Ram Mohan Naidu, said that safety is the most important thing and nothing should be allowed to risk it.

Some news reports said that one of the pilots tested positive for an illegal drug called marijuana.

The official investigators said people should not make up their minds before all the facts are carefully checked.

While the investigation is happening, both pilots of that flight are not allowed to fly.

The investigators are looking at the plane, its flight data, records and interviews to understand what caused the sudden drop.

They want to use what they learn to stop something like this from happening again.

Key facts

Airline
Air India
Route
Phuket to Delhi
Incident
Mid-air altitude loss that injured several passengers
Investigation agencies
Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), civil aviation ministry
Pilot status
Both pilots taken off the flight roster
Drug test report
PTI reports pilot-in-command tested positive for marijuana in confirmatory test; AAIB warns against premature conclusions
Regulatory response
Minister says ministry ready to tweak regulations if substance abuse is found

Quotes

Ram Mohan Naidu

Indian civil aviation minister

“If it is anything related to substance abuse or substance use, I would say that from the ministry we are taking it very seriously and if we find that there needs to be some tweaking in the existing regulation, we are ready to do that also.”
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“We wanted to get a direct update from Air India on the incident. We wanted to see how they are taking this issue from their side.”
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Campbell Wilson

Air India’s outgoing CEO

“Giving an update on the status of the investigation.”
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