# Air India Orders One-Off Drug Test for More Than 5,000 Pilots

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- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-13 19:00 UTC
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- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-13/air-india-orders-one-off-drug-test-for-its-over-5-000-pilots?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7e1445b3146000015b024a

> Air India Group will screen its more than 5,000 pilots for psychoactive substances in an unprecedented one-time measure, according to an internal email. The move follows an alleged positive illegal-drug test by a captain after the Phuket-to-Delhi flight plunged midair.

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