easyJet air hostess, 48, charged with being drunk on Alicante flight to Newcastle AN easyJet cabin crew member was arrested and escorted off a plane at Newcastle Airport after allegedly being drunk during the flight. The Air Hostess from West…
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A Japanese pilot who was arrested at Heathrow Airport for being drunk has admitted being more than nine times the legal alcohol limit. Katsutoshi Jitsukawa, 42, who works for Japan Airlines, was arrested on 28 October after failing a breath test. He…
Julian Monaghan drank three double vodkas in hotel before a long-haul flight to Mauritius A British Airways pilot has been jailed for eight months after being caught more than three times over the alcohol limit while on duty. Julian Monaghan…
A pilot was taken off a flight from Gatwick Airport after fears were raised he was drunk. The British Airways flight to Mauritius on Thursday was delayed and the pilot replaced, BA said. A 49-year-old man from west London has…
Taiwan’s China Airlines has decided to sack a pilot who failed an alcohol test before stepping into the cockpit to operate a flight from Taichung to Hong Kong. The Flight AE1817, operated by China Airlines subsidiary Mandarin Airlines, was delayed…
An airline pilot has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after he admitted boarding a flight while over the legal alcohol limit. Carlos Roberto Licona, from Texas, United States, was expected to fly as First Officer on a United…
Believe it or not, the answer varies depending on where your flight departs from — and where it lands. There are no standardized international rules on pilot alcohol consumption and testing. Instead, the International Civil Aviation Organization issues guidance and…
Two pilots have appeared in court after being arrested at Glasgow Airport on suspicion of being impaired through alcohol. Captain Jean-Francois Perreault, aged 39, and Imran Zafar Syed, who is 37, were remanded in custody. They were arrested at the…
