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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!