Singapore_Air From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 13711 posts, RR: 21 Reply 1, posted (8 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 6536 times:
www.pprune.org is an interesting website.
It's forums are of further interest.
It's Rumours and News forums have intriguing information.
Maybe the airline, who was departing from LHR, is mentioned there?
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (8 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 6471 times:
According to a pprune post:
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"Yes it's a fact. A Captain on this morning's Royal Brunei was arrested after failing a breath test. He was due to operate a flight out of LHR. He was taken to Heathrow Police Station under arrest."
Delayedagain From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (8 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 6360 times:
How ironic is it that is should be Royal Brunei. Are they still a dry airline? capt obviously thought he'd ''refuel'' while he still could.
Mind you, their service would drive anyone to drink
Ndebelebev From Sudan, joined Apr 2004, 874 posts, RR: 49 Reply 5, posted (8 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 5992 times:
Lol @ delayedagain.
Yeah BI are a dry airline or indeed were when I flew with them in 2002. I had to endure 17hrs LHR-AUH-BWN with not even a glass of wine with the meal!!
My guess is the flight number is BI098 to BWN via DXB.
Regards
Ndebelebev
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AvianceGirlUK From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (8 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 5922 times:
lol.. indeed you are all right and what a shame that day was.. 30 years of experience Capt Nicholls had and now probably all gone down the drain..what a nice man he was too..
Arsenal@LHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 7791 posts, RR: 23 Reply 7, posted (8 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 5880 times:
It must have been BI 098 as the pilot was arrested 9:40 am and that's the departure time for BI 098.
StearmanNut From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 352 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (8 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 5490 times:
Brings to memory of the two America West pilots arrested in MIA last year. Both were intoxicated way beyond legal limits.
FYI, one of those two pilots, a man named Cloyd, is Glen Campbell's son-in- law. I guess the boozing runs the family...
If wishes were horses, a Tail Dragger I would fly...
GoAllegheny From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 340 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (8 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 4984 times:
These stories always make me wonder how many "slightly" inebriated pilots actually get to the flight deck and fly.
Soups From Ghana, joined Jun 2004, 3437 posts, RR: 15 Reply 11, posted (8 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 4960 times:
with it being an BI flight i guess that flight was cancelled due to lack of pilots in the UK of that particulat airline.. any1 got any info if it left yet
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ScottysAir From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (8 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 4592 times:
This is not good for both pilots got fired with their job and will relace them with more pilot without of drinking onboard. It is against with the laws, right?
A346 From Germany, joined May 2004, 115 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (8 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 4540 times:
As far as I know there is no limit of alcohol that you can't fly an airplane like when you drive a car. At least was it like that as the incident happened I think 2 years ago.
But Lh has a regulation for Pilots and their FAs that they are not allowed to drink alcohol 12 hours prior to the flight.
As I know from talking to the FA she said, flying international, you party the first two days and the night before the flight everyone has his coke standing in front of him
Milehighclub From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2004, 47 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (8 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 3430 times:
I used to run one of the more popular nightclubs in Dubai (EK crew were our most frequent guests, and the main draw for the other punters)..and it would shock me to see some the pilots and crew drinking to abandon till 3am - many of them "boasting" of their early morning departures the same morning.
I would always avoid EK morning flights for this reason....
I know its hard to believe but its true i assure you.
Ha763 From United States of America, joined Jan 2003, 3492 posts, RR: 6 Reply 17, posted (8 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 3349 times:
The FAA has a 0.02% blood alcohol limit for pilots. Also, most if not all airlines forbid pilots from drinking alcohol 12 hours prior to their flight.
Failing a breath test is NOT the same as being drunk.
As far as the law is concerned, failing a breath test means you are drunk since your blood alcohol limit is at or above what the law has determined is considered to be intoxicated.
EI A330-200 From Sweden, joined Apr 2001, 409 posts, RR: 5 Reply 18, posted (8 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 2980 times:
I believe he was refering to the fact that there are other things that can cause you to fail a breath test. Things like Binaca, Listerene pocket packs, berath mints, toothpaste, etc. (think minty) can casue your BAL to skyrocket. I was involved in a program here in the States called Every 15 Minutes, to help prevent drunk driving of teens, and one of the activities we did was take a Brethalizer test before and after spraying Binaca, then the pocketpacks, etc. The results were interesting.
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