{"id":503800,"date":"2026-08-10T18:48:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/malaysia-pilots-cabin-crew-30-day-drug-test-deadline\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T18:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:48:45","slug":"all-pilots-cabin-crew-in-malaysia-face-30-day-drug-test-deadline-after-smuggling-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=503800","title":{"rendered":"All Pilots & Cabin Crew In Malaysia Face 30-Day Drug Test Deadline After Smuggling Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Malaysia Airlines pilot was recently arrested in Indonesia after they were found to be smuggling drugs into the country. With the event having serious safety and reputational ramifications for not just the airline but, indeed, the commercial aviation sector in Malaysia<\/a><\/span> as a whole, authorities are working hard to ensure that the incident is not repeated. Most recently, mandatory drug testing is being rolled out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Going forward, more random testing will also take place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,476,231,5968,1622,1700,1034],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-503800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-airlines","category-asia","category-drugs","category-malaysia","category-malaysia-airlines","category-testing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t