Air India introduces a new health compliance policy for its cabin crew, based on Body Mass Index (BMI). Crew members falling outside the normal BMI range face derostering and pay loss. The policy aims ...

Air India will roll out a stricter health and fitness compliance framework for its cabin crew from May 1, making body mass index (BMI) a central criterion for determining flying eligibility. Under the ...

Air India will enforce a BMI-linked fitness policy for cabin crew from May 1, where those outside the 18–24.9 range must ...

Research Highlights Fat stored around the waist, often called belly fat or visceral fat, showed a much stronger link to heart ...

BMI gives a quick overview of body weight, but it does not account for fat distribution. Waist to Heigh Ratio is a more ...

Air India introduces strict fitness policy for cabin crew. BMI standards, derostering, and potential loss of pay for ...

Non-compliance with the new standards could lead to de-rostering, grounding, and loss of pay for the affected personnel.

Waist-to-hip ratio is another belly fat measure, which may predict heart attack risk better than BMI, especially in women, ...

Air India introduces BMI-based fitness policy for cabin crew from May 1, with derostering and pay loss for those failing ...

Clinicians now see a new trend where people with normal body weight develop metabolic diseases through their hidden visceral fat accumulation.

New research suggests that measures of excess weight around the waist (central obesity or visceral fat) may increase the risk ...

Air India has implemented a new health and fitness policy for its cabin crew, effective May 1, 2026. The initiative focuses on in-flight safety and operational readiness, emphasizing the importance of ...