Pilots’ body calls for 25% drug testing, introduction of saliva-based screening

New Delhi: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has urged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to increase the annual random drug testing of pilots from the existing minimum of 10% to 20–25% and introduce oral-fluid, or saliva-based, testing as a complementary screening method. In a submission to the aviation regulator, FIP president Captain …