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Air India operations director stopped from piloting flight after failing breath tests

By: Sarwar Alam

A senior pilot who is also director of operations for Air India, and has had responsibility for flight safety and training, said he was told by the carrier he failed two breathalyzer tests on Sunday before a flight to London from New Delhi. It is the second time Arvind Kathpalia, who is also on the loss-making airline’s board, has been in trouble over alcohol tests. He was suspended for three months in 2017 for allegedly refusing to take breathalyzer tests. Kathpalia told Reuters in an interview by phone that he would contest the results and claimed they were related to internal…

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