181 pilots found alcohol positive from 2015-18: Aviation Min
The Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday informed that a total of 181 pilots of scheduled and non-scheduled operators tested positive for alcohol during 2015-2018. Around 49 pilots tested positive for alcohol till November this year, MoS for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said. In 2015, 43 pilots tested positive for alcohol and the number increased to 44 in 2016, he added.