{
  "id": 5534178,
  "title": "AAIB flags Air India pilot’s positive psychoactive substance test after Phuket flight altitude scare",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/aaib-flags-air-india-pilots-positive-psychoactive-substance-test",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T09:48:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/aaib-flags-air-india-pilots-positive-psychoactive-substance-test-after-phuket-flight-altitude-scare/article71427670.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Twenty-four passengers were injured when the Delhi–Phuket flight briefly lost altitude after all hydraulic systems failed and the autopilot disengaged; the aircraft cabin also sustained damage including cracked ceilings and an uprooted commode",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Pilot of Air India Phuket-Delhi flight, that dropped 300 feet, tests 'non-negative' for drug use",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/pilot-of-air-india-phuket-delhi-flight-that-dropped-300-feet-tests",
        "published": "2026-09-04T05:44:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Air India Phuket-Delhi incident: AAIB initial report flags hydraulic failure, pilot’s drug test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/air-india-phuket-delhi-incident-aaib-initial-report-flags-hydraulic",
        "published": "2026-09-04T07:27:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Air India pilot's drug test flagged after Phuket-Delhi mid-air plunge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/air-india-pilots-drug-test-flagged-after-phuket-delhi-mid-air-plunge",
        "published": "2026-09-04T07:31:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Air India probe flags hydraulic loss, pilot drug test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/air-india-probe-flags-hydraulic-loss-pilot-drug-test-5518489",
        "published": "2026-09-04T07:38:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Air India probe flags hydraulic loss, pilot drug test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/air-india-probe-flags-hydraulic-loss-pilot-drug-test",
        "published": "2026-09-04T07:58:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Investigation into Air India flight plunge highlights triple hydraulic failure and pilot drug test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/investigation-into-air-india-flight-plunge-highlights-triple",
        "published": "2026-09-04T09:57:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}