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![]() One wonders what the statistic might be for US pilots: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25370855/ Pilots in India often fail alcohol tests updated 10:01 a.m. PT, Wed., June. 25, 2008 NEW DELHI - Around 50 pilots each year in India are being grounded because they had consumed alcohol before taking a flight, the country's civil aviation authorities said Tuesday. The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), a body controlling airline operations in India, said dozens of pilots are found to have consumed alcohol during routine pre-medical tests every year. ... The country has about 4,500-5,000 commercial pilots, and another 2,500 are undergoing training. Civil aviation rules specify that pilots and cabin crew cannot consume alcohol 12 hours before taking a flight. ... "We have strict guidelines for alcohol intake and any operating crew is pulled up immediately, and the airlines too can punish crew members," he said by telephone from Mumbai. A pilot can be grounded for three months and he can lose his license if he repeats the mistake again, Gohain added. ... |
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Larry Dighera wrote in
: One wonders what the statistic might be for US pilots: Well, a netkkkop would, anyway. Bertie |
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