Drunken Aussie Pilot gets jail in the U. K.

[mikea]

An Australian pilot for Emirates has been jailed for four months for trying to board his plane while seven times over the legal alcohol limit.

http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=133352&region=3

He was arrested at Heathrow and will have jail time in the U.K. I think the penalty would have been a lot worse in the U.S.

As I recall, the Northwest pilots got years of prison, revocation of everything, and had to start again from hour zero.

Do you really want to take a chance like this when you fly for a country in region known for penalties like beheading and amputation?

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=133351&region=3

 

[mikea]

Bad link?

I fixed it.

 

[poadeleted20]

While the Northwest pilots did lose all their tickets and had to start over from Private on up, they did not lose their logbooks. Thus, the only required flight training was the three hours of test prep for each certificate/rating practical test along with retaking all the knowledge tests.

 

[inav8r]

While the Northwest pilots did lose all their tickets and had to start over from Private on up, they did not lose their logbooks. Thus, the only required flight training was the three hours of test prep for each certificate/rating practical test along with retaking all the knowledge tests.

It's not like *any* reputable airline in the US would hire them tho...