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Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2004, 17:06
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

Yep, in Europe he could just pay 1500 euros and...

Yep, in Europe he could just pay 1500 euros and be on his way home:

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=122246
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2004, 04:27
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

Pilot accused of being drunk won't get passport...

Pilot accused of being drunk won't get passport back

By DERRILL HOLLY
Associated Press Writer

Published March 12, 2004

LEESBURG, Va. -- A Virgin Atlantic Airways pilot accused of showing...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2004, 05:22
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

Alleged Drunken Pilot Case Heading To Grand Jury ...

Alleged Drunken Pilot Case Heading To Grand Jury

Pilot Waives Right To Preliminary Hearing

POSTED: 11:17 AM EST February 3, 2004
UPDATED: 11:53 AM EST February 3, 2004

LEESBURG, Va. --
...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jan 2004, 11:33
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

TSA Chief At Dulles Is Charged With DWI Agency...

TSA Chief At Dulles Is Charged With DWI
Agency Says Official Had Code Orange Duty

By Steven Ginsberg

Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 2, 2004; Page B01

The chief of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Dec 2003, 02:02
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

The reality in the U.S. is that security...

The reality in the U.S. is that security screeners will report a smell of alcoholic beverages on your breath. I'll leave it to the other geniuses here to discuss whether it is legal, appropriate or...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Dec 2003, 02:44
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

Smile >>BTW, I don't think your snide "mere pilots, not...

>>BTW, I don't think your snide "mere pilots, not lawyers" remark will cut much ice on this forum. My respect for, and assistance to, pilots is well-known to regulars on Pprune.<<

And likewise, I...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Dec 2003, 01:57
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

Here is the section of Virginia law covering...

Here is the section of Virginia law covering drunk flying. As Wino points out, sometimes these state laws get thrown out due to conflicts in jurisdiction with federal laws regulating air commerce.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2003, 22:53
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

>>What a good thing you deleted the unkind and...

>>What a good thing you deleted the unkind and sarcastic comment you made about his heart problems in an earlier post then, Airbubba?<<

Please refresh my memory.

The defense lawyer was trying...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2003, 14:56
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

>>Does anyone have any information to suggest...

>>Does anyone have any information to suggest that this man has failed any objective test at all? If he hasn't, what the bloody hell is going on?!!<<

Well, according to the article below, he blew...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2003, 02:15
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

>>But perhaps one of our USA pilot collegues...

>>But perhaps one of our USA pilot collegues could clarify. If A pilot is questioned in the USA is a Breath Test the standard proceedure or does the questioning/test vary from State to State or even...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2003, 23:35
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

>>I must be missing a point here. Whilst I in no...

>>I must be missing a point here. Whilst I in no way condone flying under the influence of any kind of substance, since when was it an offence under civil law to turn up for work this way? AFAIAA,...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2003, 08:30
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

>>Can an American Pruner help? In the UK, a...

>>Can an American Pruner help?
In the UK, a 'roadside' breath-test simply shows positive or negative. If positive, a driver is arrested and taken to a police where he provides a specimen of breath...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2003, 06:20
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

Another account of today's hearing from a local...

Another account of today's hearing from a local newspaper:

Virgin Atlantic Pilot Charged With Boarding Plane Under The Influence

Dan Telvock

Dec 22, 2003 -- A Virgin Atlantic pilot...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2003, 03:40
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

Pilot accused of being drunk held on $25,000 bond...

Pilot accused of being drunk held on $25,000 bond

12/22/2003

By CANDACE SMITH / Associated Press

A pilot accused of showing up drunk to fly a plane from Washington to London was ordered...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2003, 03:46
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

>>Can someone familiar with the American legal...

>>Can someone familiar with the American legal system explain why the pilot is being kept in custody?<<

I'm only a sea lawyer, but it is because he is facing felony charges and has not yet had an...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2003, 03:08
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

>>Did the supervisor call the police? Would a...

>>Did the supervisor call the police?
Would a supervisor have authority to do that without permission from someone high up in the company?

Or did Virgin call the police?<<

One version from...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Dec 2003, 22:53
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

>>He wasn't reinstated because he wasn't sacked! ...

>>He wasn't reinstated because he wasn't sacked!

He resigned.....big dfference.<<

Well, if he suddenly decided that he didn't want to fly for BA any more I guess he certainly had that right. I...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Dec 2003, 14:35
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

From the Sunday Washington Post, bowdlerized for...

From the Sunday Washington Post, bowdlerized for PPRuNe:

Pilot Pulled From Dulles Flight Faces Charge Over Drinking

By Jerry Markon
Washington Post Staff Writer

Sunday, December 21, 2003;...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Dec 2003, 11:37
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

>>Could be he had just used a popular brand of...

>>Could be he had just used a popular brand of mouthwash.

Happens all the time. Makes headlines.<<

Don't know if it happens all the time but here's an earlier case involving breath mints:
...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Dec 2003, 09:34
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

Question >>I too have heard from, a very good source, that...

>>I too have heard from, a very good source, that the BA skipper from the incident a few weeks ago, has official paperwork to say that he was indeed free from alcohol.

He has applied for another...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Dec 2003, 04:36
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

Yep, drug and alcohol testing, still somewhat...

Yep, drug and alcohol testing, still somewhat novel in the UK, has been the norm in the US for years now. Under our system, the alcohol limits for mechanics, flight attendants and dispatchers are the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Dec 2003, 22:31
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

Pilot Suspected of Drinking Virgin Atlantic...

Pilot Suspected of Drinking
Virgin Atlantic Aviator Held; Dulles-London Flight Canceled

By Clarence Williams and Martin Weil
Washington Post Staff Writers

Saturday, December 20, 2003; Page...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Dec 2003, 12:35
Replies: 214
Views: 65,519
Posted By Airbubba

Tipsy Virgin pilot removed from plane Dec...

Tipsy Virgin pilot removed from plane

Dec 20, 2003

The captain of a Virgin Atlantic airliner about to fly from Washington to London was removed from the plane after he was suspected of being...
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