AI Phuket flight prelim probe confirms hydraulic failure, pilot positive for drugs
By United One News · AI-generated summary of 13 outlets' reporting
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AI-generated summary of the coverage listed below: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau released a preliminary report on a flight from Phuket to Delhi that had suffered severe turbulence. The report confirms a hydraulic failure on the aircraft and that the pilot-in-command tested positive for psychoactive substances. The findings prompt the DGCA to consider priority action, highlighting concerns about flight safety and pilot fitness.
Covered by 17 outlets across the spectrum: 12% left, 47% center, 41% right.
How each side framed it
AAIB flags Air India pilot’s positive psychoactive substance test after Phuket flight altitude scare
AAIB releases prelim report on Phuket-Delhi Air India flight case, says pilot did use drugs; asks DGCA to take action
AI Phuket flight prelim probe confirms hydraulic failure, pilot positive for drugs
Left-leaning outlets have under-covered this story. Of 17 outlets, only 2 are on the left of the spectrum.
Timeline
First reported by India Today on ; 17 articles from 13 outlets so far.
Who is covering this story
- Left-leaning (2): The Hindu, NDTV
- Center (7): Mint, The New Indian Express, Deccan Herald, Mid-Day, Free Press Journal, Economic Times, Hindustan Times
- Right-leaning (4): India Today, Deccan Chronicle, Times of India, Times Now
Sources
- AI Phuket flight prelim probe confirms hydraulic failure, pilot positive for drugs — India Today (right-leaning) ·
- AAIB releases prelim report on Phuket-Delhi Air India flight case, says pilot did use drugs; asks DGCA to take action — Mint (center) ·
- AAIB Confirms Pilot On Phuket Flight Was Stoned — Deccan Chronicle (right-leaning) ·
- ‘Serious concern’: AAIB report flags pilot’s drug use on Air India Phuket-Delhi flight, recommends DGCA action — The New Indian Express (center) ·
- AI Phuket-Delhi flight lost all three hydraulics at 36,000 ft; AAIB report flags pilot’s drug use as ‘serious concern’ — The New Indian Express (center) ·
- Seatbelt sign off, pilot tests positive for drugs: What AI flight probe found — Times of India (right-leaning) ·
- Air India A320 lost all 3 hydraulic systems at 36,000 feet; AAIB recommends action against pilot failing dope test — Deccan Herald (center) ·
- AAIB issues preliminary report on Air India Phuket-Delhi flight incident — Mid-Day (center) ·
- AAIB flags Air India pilot’s positive psychoactive substance test after Phuket flight altitude scare — The Hindu (left-leaning) ·
- Air India sacks Phuket-Delhi pilot who tested positive for psychoactive substance — India Today (right-leaning) ·
- Air India Pilot Drug Test Confirmed: AAIB Flags Serious Safety Concern | WATCH Blueprint — Times Now (right-leaning) ·
- Air India AI-2379 Lost Hydraulic Power For Nine Seconds, Generated Five Warnings; Pilot Failed Psychoactive Test: AAIB Report — Free Press Journal (center) ·
- AI Phuket-Delhi flight incident: All 3 hydraulics failed in ‘exceptionally rare’ event — Times of India (right-leaning) ·
- Air India Initiates 100% Voluntary Pilot Testing After Phuket Flight Fiasco — NDTV (left-leaning) ·
- Phuket-Delhi flight: Probe finds hydraulic failure — Economic Times (center) ·
- At 36,000 feet, Air India flight to Delhi briefly lost all hydraulics within seconds, triggering ‘altitude upset’ — Hindustan Times (center) ·
- Air India A320 Lost All 3 Hydraulics at 36,000 Ft In Rare Event: AAIB Report Silent On Cause, Flags 'Doped' Pilot — Times Now (right-leaning) ·