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Drunk pilot offloaded
A 51-year old pilot who failed the breathalyzer test was offloaded from the aircraft minutes before takeoff and also discharged from service. The count showed more than the permissible limits which, incidentally, is 9 micrograms of alcohol on 100 milliliter...
Tags: United Airlines Boeing-767, airline pilot, breathalyzer test, extra alert, London Heathrow Airport, travel
London drinking arrest is latest in pilot problems
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 29 days ago
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The arrest of a United Airlines pilot this week for allegedly drinking too much before entering the cockpit is the latest in a series of incidents involving airline pilots and alcohol. The United pilot, Erwin Vermont Washington, was about to take off...
Tags: United Airlines, London Heathrow Airport, airline pilot, alcohol limits, Chicago, Blood alcohol content, Driving under the influence, Aviator, Open Travel Alliance, Drunk driving, United States law, Disaster Accident, American Airlines, Law Crime, Airline, Internet, Carpool, Internet Explorer, Technology Internet, Lakewood, M4 corridor, BAA Limited, Northwest Airlines, Los Angeles International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, Turkish Airlines, Delta Air Lines
Northwest pilots appeal license revocation
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles have filed appeals of their license revocations with the National Transportation Safety Board. The appeals were filed late Wednesday, said board spokesman Ted Lopatkiewicz. He said that...
Tags: airline pilot, Northwest Airlines, FAA, aviation administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, pilot appeal, overshot minneapolis, Minneapolis, northwest pilot, filed appeal
Off-target pilots' licenses are in peril
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Saturday that it might suspend the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who flew 150 miles past their Twin Cities destination Wednesday evening -- remaining out of contact for nearly 90 minutes --...
Suspected 'dirty war' pilot arrested in Spain
Buenos Aires :: Argentina | 2 months ago
Credibility Julio Alberto Poch was a Navy pilot based at Argentina's most notorious secret detention centre A man wanted in connection with the death flights during Argentina’s so-called ‘dirty war’ has been arrested in Valencia. He is a pilot named by the Interior...
Tags: deaths flights, dirty war, Argentina, Julio Alberto Poch, Valencia, Spain, Amsterdam, pilot arrested, airline pilot, Buenos Aires
FAA Chief to Draft Pilot-Fatigue Rules
Washington :: DC :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility The top U.S. air-safety regulator said Monday that within a few months he hopes to draft tougher rules to alleviate fatigue among commuter airline pilots. The move, and the speedy timetable for implementing it, is an indication that Randy Babbitt, the...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, aviation administrator, Randy Babbitt, pilot fatigue, regional airline, pilot training, airline pilot, Colgan Air
Southwest Airlines pilots reject new contract
Dallas :: TX :: USA | 6 months ago
Credibility Pilots at Southwest Airlines Co. voted down a new contract that would have given them pay raises in the midst of a slump in the airline industry. The vote was close, with less than 51 percent voting against the five-year contract, the union said Wednesday.
Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association, Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association, Southwest Airlines Pilot Association, Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, southwest pilot, pilot reject, airline pilot, Carl Kuwitzky, pilot voting
Southwest agrees on raises for pilots, mechanics
Dallas :: TX :: USA | 10 months ago
Credibility Southwest Airlines Co. said Friday it agreed on raises for its pilots, and the carrier's mechanics ratified a new contract that includes higher pay and bonuses. Details of the tentative agreement with the Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association were not...
Tags: Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association, Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, Southwest Airlines Co., includes raises, airline pilot, retirement benefits, tentative agreement
Japan Airlines pilots launch strike, flights canceled
Jal :: NM :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Japan Airlines pilots went on strike Thursday after failed talks with management over bonus payments and labor conditions, forcing the cancellation of 34 domestic flights, an airline spokesman said. The cancellations at Japan Airlines Corp, the country's...
TSA to test ID-only check of pilots
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility The nation's 75,000 airline pilots could avoid being screened for weapons before they board airplanes if a test starting shortly succeeds. But critics including flight attendants fear that an armed terrorist posing as a pilot could get on an airplane...
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