SQ Pilot fails CASA Alcohol Test prior to flight
 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/trave...lington-flight


Interesting stuff

One wonders what might happen to the poor bastard when he returns to Sing. If spitting on the sidewalk is illegal then showing up drunk to fly a jet is probably punishable by death!

I am sure it will be more than just coffee and biscuits with the boss in his office

The link below indicates that ALL crew members were tested - maybe they had a tip-off ?????

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...light-10724922

Aeroflot used to breath-test every crew member on every flight into and out of Cuba. If anyone blew over the whole crew was stood down.

Was it the Captain or FO?

If you test a crew member and get a positive, surely you should keep testing, who was that crew member likely to be drinking with? His/her mates.

Under Singapore's Air Navigation Order, the offence carries a maximum penalty of a fine of up to $100,000 and five years in jail.

Apologies, not allowed to post the link.

Singapore is a fine country. There's a fine for everything!

Pretty much spot on ...

If I were the pilot, I would be applying for asylum. SIA will crucify him, financially ruin him by reclaiming costs, his career is over and he is looking at jail time....

In AUSTRALIA?

They'll ship him off to Nauru or Manus.
Better off in a Singapore jail
:(

Are we not getting a bit mixed up here?

Yes, his job is gone.
But we don't know his nationality, just presuming that he's Singaporean.
I thought that they still had some expat captains.
The news article doesn't even say that he was the captain.
They mention pilot but in a newspaper that could mean anything.

But the law that he has broken is Australian law, is it not?
That will be the first hurdle that he will need to overcome.

Flew SQ from Manchester to Houston last year with Captain who looked and sounded like a Brit.

this is begging for a Monty Python sketch, "the wings are not on fire!" (can't link it)

That is a hilarious sketch, should be in all CRM courses

Probably not a lot different to the UK and many other countries?

Singapore Airlines is the master of public relations.

My guess is that this pilot will be politely told to leave and the story will die a natural death. The more punitive action SQ takes the longer it will be drawn out and in these types of cases its in the interest of both parties to kill the story ASAP. Do you honestly think that SQ is any different from other airlines and that all its staff are pure as the driven snow? I personally know of one pilot who left SQ and joined another airline where it was soon discovered he had a problem with drink. I'm sure there are more.

Anilv

I had surgery last Saturday and I laughed so much at that MP sketch my wound split open :eek: