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Drunk JetBlue FO removed from schedule BUF-FLL flight
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Passengers aboard JetBlue flight 2465 did not take off as planned this morning from Buffalo. According to an NFTA spokesperson, a TSA worker noticed one of the pilots for the flight appeared to be impaired. NFTA police were called and officers entered the plane and took the male co-pilot off the plane. He was immediately given a breathalyzer and according to the NFTA, he registered a .17 BAC. Passengers tell 2 On Your Side the pilot was seen walking on the tarmac and placed in a… (www.wgrz.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
When I drove a garbage truck we had breathalyzer in every vehicle. But that’s different i guess. ð
A functioning alcoholic is real. However, you would think that annual flight exams would have caught the problem. Abnormal lab results, especially liver function tests, should have been a red flag. You can sober up to fly, but the long term damage to the body from excessive alcohol consumption can't be hidden forever.
Even some painkillers can make livertest rise
Nope!
Yep. Ibuprofen is one.
Well that would require there to be blood testing for an FAA physical, and there currently is not. There is a urine test, primarily for diabetes, pretty sure they don't even screen for elicit drugs specifically but don't quote me on that. I highly doubt it would detect alcohol related liver disease, but again I can't be certain.
The FAA does get access to your medical and driver records as part of the medical application, so if there's anything there that indicates an alcohol issue they can investigate further. But it obviously can't prevent someone slipping through the cracks.
The FAA does get access to your medical and driver records as part of the medical application, so if there's anything there that indicates an alcohol issue they can investigate further. But it obviously can't prevent someone slipping through the cracks.