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Malaysia Aviation Group has ordered compulsory drug testing for all 1,260 Malaysia Airlines pilots, with screening due by Aug. 15, after an airline pilot was arrested at Jakarta airport and allegedly found carrying 55 pounds of ecstasy. The group said cabin-crew testing and stricter screening would follow.
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