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Suspected drunk pilot kept off Frontier flight from Omaha
A Chautauqua Airlines pilot was kept off a flight in Omaha, Nebraska, Thursday morning after he failed a blood-alcohol test, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration said. The male pilot, whose identity was not released, was scheduled to fly Frontier Flight 1894 from Omaha to Milwaukee at 6 a.m., according to the airline. Both Chautauqua and Frontier are owned by Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (www.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Although a pilot should NEVER do this, I could imagine it happening at a regional where the hours are long and the money is little.
LOL, Not surprised.
Let make one thing very clear just in case there is any confusion, this was NOT a Frontier pilot. It was a Chautauqua Airlines pilot, they are the regional that flies smaller jets on the shorter routes for Frontier. Of course nothing excuses any pilot for showing up in this condition, but I wanted to make sure the facts were straight.
Unless I have confused my regs with the ground-based DOT vs the FARs, I am pretty certain that 0.04 will get your certificate revoked automatically. It should be 0.02 BAC to remove someone from safety-sensitive duties temporarily (most carriers will fire the employee but the certificate is only suspended, pending SAP completion).
That flight was about 2 hours late... http://flightaware.com/live/flight/FFT1894/history/20120216/1200Z/KOMA/KMKE
Ill take a delay over safety any day! great job by the driver!
I don't think the fact that it is a regional or a mainline airline make a difference. I am not a pro pilot (I just pretend in my Piper) but I have worked for both regionals and majors. Both pilot groups were very professional. Bad apples will appear in any facet, but the fact that this guy flew for CQ doesn't mean that there is some epidemic among regionals.