Air India promotes grounded pilot who skipped alcohol tests
Senior pilot Arvind Kathpalia, who has been grounded till May for violating flying norms, was promoted to the post of Air India Director (Operations) for five years on Thursday. Kathpalia, whose flying license was suspended by aviation regulator DGCA for skipping the compulsory breath analyser test on several occasions, is at present Executive Director (Operations) in Air India. 