Pilot arrested over alcohol fears
 

On today's BBC website:

Pilot arrested over alcohol fears
A pilot has been arrested on board a plane at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of being drunk at work.

The 44-year-old, who works for the US carrier United Airlines, was arrested after giving a breath test to police at Terminal 1 on Sunday morning.

He was held on suspicion of "performing an aviation function whilst exceeding the alcohol limit", said police.

The man, whom the airline has "removed from duty", was bailed to return to Heathrow police station on 16 January.

Safety is our number one priority

United Airlines statement

A statement released by United Airlines said the company's alcohol policy was "among the strictest in the industry".

"We have no tolerance for abuse or violations of this well-established policy," it said.

"Safety is our number one priority and the pilot has been removed from service while we are co-operating with the authorities and conducting a full investigation."

A spokeswoman for the airline would give no details of the timing and flight involved in the incident.

The legal limit for pilots is nine micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

This is more than three times stricter than the drink-drive limit, which is 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

If Airline Pilots today drink and fly they should face the additional charge of Felony Stupidity.

I hope he was single because he is going to be unemployed as a Pilot for sometime to come.

With all the "BS" going on with airlines nowadays, employment issues, recession, reduction of fuel reserves, old overweight flight attendants, and peanuts meals, a "before takeoff double Martini" is understandable, to give you the courage to fly that crate, overbooked with unruly passengers.
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How about a glass of St Emilion 1993 with the crew meals, and a Courvoisier or two before landing...?
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Happy (burp) contrails

BelArg

Was that your contrail swerving all over the sky over south Florida?:}

That was pretty funny but I'm sure someone will take you seriously and start flaming.

RDG

Are the fRENCH STILL ABLE TO HAVE A WINE WITH THERE CREW MEALS i WONDER?