United pilot arrested at LHR

[Pilotbob3]

So he allegedly works for United but is absolutely an alcoholic huh?

How about we get the facts before we force him to AA, whaddya think??

AA wouldn't hire him now! Plus there are still furloughs there!

 

[Scope out RJ's]

AA wouldn't hire him now! Plus there are still furloughs there!

:laugh: :laugh:

 

[Soverytired]

So he allegedly works for United but is absolutely an alcoholic huh?

How about we get the facts before we force him to AA, whaddya think??

Apologies. I meant allegedly "drunk", not allegedly a UAL pilot. And "intoxicated" is a better term anyway.

If (repeat: IF!) he was intoxicated, then yeah, he's an alcoholic. Who else would risk their job on something so easily preventable?

I don't pity irresponsible pilots showing up intoxicated . . . they are very, very rare at this stage of the career ladder.

I do pity alcoholic pilots who wreck their lives because they failed to get to treatment in time.

 

[PurpleInMEM]

More news from the nanny state. Yawn.

 

[d.fitz]

AA wouldn't hire him now! Plus there are still furloughs there!

Hmmmmm AA and AA. A conspiracy theory in the making... :erm:

If only there was a medication that would erase all memories of this event!! Beer please...

 

[AMANSWORLD]

I can't be the first to post this, surely???!!!

London - A United Airlines pilot was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of being over the legal alcohol limit, police confirmed on Monday.
The airline said the pilot, 44, was removed from service, adding that it would co-operate with police inquiries and was conducting its own investigation of the incident.
"At approximately 09:00 (08:00 GMT) on Sunday, officers attended an aircraft at Heathrow Terminal One and arrested a 44-year-old man," a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said.
The spokesperson, who declined to name the man in keeping with force policy, said he had been bailed to return to Heathrow police station on January 16.
"United's alcohol policy is among the strictest in the industry and we have no tolerance for abuse of violation of this well-established policy," United Airlines said in a statement.
"Safety is our No 1 priority and the pilot has been removed from service while we are co-operating with authorities and conducting a full investigation."
According to The Sun newspaper, the man was a first officer and was due to fly to San Francisco before he was arrested.
The legal limit of alcohol for pilots is nine micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath, compared to the British drink-drive limit, which is 35 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath. - AFP

Does not matter - he falls under FAA jurisdiction and it is .04 or less. He will just not be allowed to fly in the UK for a set period of time

 

[Papa Woody]

So he allegedly works for United but is absolutely an alcoholic huh?

How about we get the facts before we force him to AA, whaddya think??

I didn't know American was hiring?

 

[whymeworry?]

Pretty much every story I've followed in the past 3 years the pilot turned out to be innocent AFTER having his name dragged through the mud. I'm sure this one will turn out the same way.

I'm sick of all these cop-types taking over TSA/ Worldwide security and going after pilots. A good portion of them are thuggish and just itching for a confrontation. This job has become bad enough with huge paycuts, loss of pension, age-65, mgmt squandering, OPEC fleecing, political correctness, and the like. If they can pass laws to change the retirement age, they can certainly pass laws to prevent tsa/ cops from breathing down our necks.

In a way, Al Qaeda won. They got our governments to severly compromise our freedoms and cause us all to question each other.

If this guy's innocent, I hope he hits back with a lawsuit.