United Airlines pilot sentenced to one year's suspension of flying permit at Roissy
But that's not what @Oilhead (who is 'very familiar with this particular program') is maintaining....... Reporting for duty under the influence of alcohol in the US is a felony offence that can get you 2-3 years behind bars and permanent licence disqualification. If the pilot gets busted it's too late to volunteer for a rehab course. Maintaining otherwise is simply ill-informed.
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That sounds reasonable. Only one has to seek help and can't be caught in the "act". Than it becomes a completely different story.
I’ve flown with pilots that have served federal time for flying while intoxicated, made it through the HIMS program and returned to an airline cockpit. It’s better to recognize the problem before blowing positive on a random or for cause test but a positive test is not a career ending event in FAA land.
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