AI woman pilot, cabin crew member fail alcohol test, grounded for 3 months

A woman pilot and another crew member of Air India were grounded for 3 months after they failed a pre-flight alcohol test. The crew members, who have been taken off from flying for failing to clear the pre-flight medical test were to operate Air India's Rajkot flight from New Delhi Jan 25, sources said. As part of the DGCA safety regulations, all pilots and cabin crew must undergo breath analyser test before and after flights. The matter was reported to the DGCA and the two crew members were taken off for flying for 3 months, the source said. Aircraft rules prohibit crew members from taking any alcoholic drink 12 hours prior to the commencement of a flight. Incidentally, the airline's head of operations, himself a senior executive pilot, is under probe by a committee for allegedly skipping the mandatory test close to a month. <br/>