Air India pilot and co-pilot removed from duty after cockpit fight

A pilot and co-pilot have been removed from duty after a dispute in the cockpit that witnesses said involved physical violence.

The co-pilot reportedly "beat up" the captain of Air India Flight 611 before the flight took off from Delhi, airport sources told the Times of India . But an airline spokesperson downplayed the incident.

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"The two had an argument," the airline said in a statement to the newspaper. "They have settled the issue."

However, the description from sources makes the "issue" sound more serious: Read more...

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