American Airlines Pilot "spirited" away by Manchester Cops in England...

[FN FAL]

Pilot Arrested, Suspected of Being Drunk
MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- An American Airlines pilot was arrested at Manchester Airport on suspicion of being drunk Saturday shortly before his flight was due to take off, police and the airline said.
One of three pilots on Flight 55 to Chicago had been arrested before the flight boarded on suspicion of being intoxicated, airline spokesman Tim Wagner said.

Greater Manchester Police confirmed that a crew member, a 45-year-old man from Ohio, had been arrested. He was released on bail pending the results of tests and was due to report to a Manchester police station Tuesday, a police spokesman said.

The flight, scheduled to depart at 10:30 a.m. local time, left the northwestern English city about an hour late and was due to stop in New York to pick up a new pilot before continuing to Chicago. Three pilots are required on flights lasting longer than eight hours.

The plane was expected to land in Chicago at 3:50 p.m. CST.

Wagner said the airline had begin an internal investigation into the arrest, which he called an "isolated incident."

 

[siucavflight]

Stupid people.

 

[FN FAL]

Stupid people.

Well, at least they speak American.

 

[Flying Illini]

Well, at least they speak American.

ahahahahahahaha!!!

 

[ultrarunner]

geezz...not again....

one recall

 

[siucavflight]

I hope they put him in jail for life.

 

[leardawg]

He's innocent until proven guilty. However, if he did show up drunk, WTF?! How could anyone be that stupid, especially after all the previous incidents where pilots lives have been ruined? Call in sick, food poisoning, the s**ts anything but try to go to work drunk. Even better, DON'T TIE ONE ON HOURS BEFORE YOU'RE SCHEDULED TO FLY! Geeze Louise!

 

[waveoff]

He's innocent until proven guilty. However, if he did show up drunk, WTF?! How could anyone be that stupid, especially after all the previous incidents where pilots lives have been ruined? Call in sick, food poisoning, the s**ts anything but try to go to work drunk. Even better, DON'T TIE ONE ON HOURS BEFORE YOU'RE SCHEDULED TO FLY! Geeze Louise!

Unfortunately, there's alot of people who are so hooked on the bottle that common sense doesn't come into play. Alot are true alcoholics while some just play up the "I'm a pilot so I can drink alot" act.

 

[FN FAL]

I hope they put him in jail for life.

We're not talking about a sexual fantasy, lots of leather, whips, handcuffs, burly men with tatoos...that sort of thing?

 

[waveoff]

We're not talking about a sexual fantasy, lots of leather, whips, handcuffs, burly men with tatoos...that sort of thing?

Sthhhop it! You're turning me on!:blush:

 

[siucavflight]

We're not talking about a sexual fantasy, lots of leather, whips, handcuffs, burly men with tatoos...that sort of thing?

How did you know?