Breath tests must for crew of all Indian flights

New Delhi: After recommending permanent suspension of pilots' licences for flying or even trying to fly an aircraft in an inebriated state, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has upped the ante for keeping passengers safe from tipsy crew. DGCA chief Nasim Zaidi has proposed 100% pre-flight breath analyser tests for the entire crew — pilots and cabin crew — of all scheduled domestic and international flights operated by Indian carriers.
At present, only random checks take place that are intensified during festive seasons and New Year's Eve. Scheduled airlines are expected to do 60% crew's pre-flight testing on a random basis.
21/09/10 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Sep 2010