Another drunk regional pilot!!

[buscap]

After an hour of sitting on the runway, more than 100 United Airlines passengers were told to disembark yesterday because the pilot was "sick" – only later to find he had been arrested.

Last night the Metropolitan Police confirmed that a 51-year-old pilot, who had been due to fly the Boeing 767 to Chicago, was arrested at Heathrow on "suspicion of exceeding the prescribed alcohol limit". He has been breath-tested and released on bail.

Last night United Airlines said: "Safety is our highest priority and the pilot has been removed from service while we co-operate with the authorities and conduct a full investigation."

 

[crj567]

After an hour of sitting on the runway, more than 100 United Airlines passengers were told to disembark yesterday because the pilot was "sick" – only later to find he had been arrested.

Last night the Metropolitan Police confirmed that a 51-year-old pilot, who had been due to fly the Boeing 767 to Chicago, was arrested at Heathrow on "suspicion of exceeding the prescribed alcohol limit". He has been breath-tested and released on bail.

Last night United Airlines said: "Safety is our highest priority and the pilot has been removed from service while we co-operate with the authorities and conduct a full investigation."

Damn regionals! They are just ruining everything!!

 

[wms]

"Safety is our highest priority", next to cost, on-time performance, staffing and marketing.

 

[crj567]

"Safety is our highest priority", next to cost, on-time performance, staffing and marketing.

Yeah, and Jack Daniels...

 

[Flybywire44]

Don't they have laws against drinking and flying? Thank god we're getting regulations against using laptops in flight... yet another problem solved.

Thats one less furlough at United?

 

[DOVPILOT]

"Safety is our highest priority", a close second to cost, on-time performance, staffing and marketing.

there I fixed it for you

 

[pipers]

Only about 100 people on the LHR flight, huh? Should have gone to Europe.

 

[wms]

there I fixed it for you

thanx perfeser

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

After an hour of sitting on the runway, more than 100 United Airlines passengers were told to disembark yesterday because the pilot was "sick" – only later to find he had been arrested.

Last night the Metropolitan Police confirmed that a 51-year-old pilot, who had been due to fly the Boeing 767 to Chicago, was arrested at Heathrow on "suspicion of exceeding the prescribed alcohol limit". He has been breath-tested and released on bail.

Last night United Airlines said: "Safety is our highest priority and the pilot has been removed from service while we co-operate with the authorities and conduct a full investigation."

Ok.....so they load up, only two in the front and taxi out to the runway, sit for over an hour...then what? "Oh, we don't have a pilot...better taxi back and tell the pax to "disembark"...." No wonder the public thinks we are idiots...thank the media...

 

[rene]

Old News

This United incident happened in October 2008