Apart from the Civil Aviation Secretary, Director General of Civil Aviation Vir Vikram Yadav and Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Director General G.V.G. Kharola, a former bureaucrat, is currently the Executive Advisor to Tata Sons and Air India Chairman N Chandrasekaran. According to sources, Air India flight AI2379, operated by Airbus A320 aircraft VT-EXO, also suffered from technical glitches, including hydraulic failures and the autopilot disconnecting during the flight. Meanwhile, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has removed both pilots from the roster pending the investigation. The initial screening test of the pilot-in-command was "not negative", and the sample has been sent for a confirmatory test, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Sunday.