Well, here we go again.

[TrumanSparks]

Hopefully this will turn out to be BS.

MANCHESTER, England - 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."

 

[PurpleTail]

Not good, more bad press.

I wonder who flagged him? I would imagine London Airport security is a little better than our joke of the TSA.

Keeping my fingers that he passes the tests and is cleared.

 

[FN FAL]

At least they dint nail him for having toe nail clippers or an illegal assault knife.

National Knife Amnesty Campaign

8 February 2006

A nationwide knives amnesty will be held between 24 May and 30 June.
Police forces in England, Scotland and Wales will take part in a knife amnesty programme this spring, as part of a wide-ranging effort to reduce in the number of illegal knives on the nation’s streets.

During the amnesty period, a public campaign will let people know where they can take knives of all sorts to hand them over to police without fear of prosecution.
The programme will be similar to the firearms amnesty held three years ago in which 44,000 weapons were voluntarily given to Police.

Getting knives off the street

The Home Secretary Charles Clarke said, ‘Encouraging people to hand in knives is part of our overall strategy to make communities safer – every weapon handed in during the amnesty will be a weapon that cannot be used in crime.

'Anyone with a knife, or other offensive weapon that might be used to cause fear and distress on our streets should take this chance to get rid of it.’

Tough enforcement

The nationwide amnesty will be accompanied by a tough police enforcement campaign that will drive home the message that carrying knives is neither legal nor acceptable.

The Violent Crime Reduction Bill, currently before Parliament, will also strengthen the laws on knives still further, while another meeting of the Home Office round-table focusing on gun, knife and gang issues will be held this spring.

Police supported

Tony Melville, ACPO lead on knife crime and Assistant Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, said, ‘We support the Government in this initiative in an attempt to reduce the number of knives and similar type weapons on our streets.’