Air India Phuket-Delhi incident: All 3 hydraulic systems failed; pilot tested positive for psychoactive substance

An unsettling incident occurred when an Air India pilot’s post-flight drug test returned a non-negative result for a psychoactive substance. This followed a dramatic altitude drop over Odisha, resulting in injuries to twenty passengers and four crew members. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has identified this as a serious problem, calling for the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to respond urgently.