NG737PSR From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2001, 305 posts, RR: 0 Posted (10 years 11 months 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 629 times:
Does anyone know of other countries apart from Holland who practice random alcohol testing of aircrew registered in the country where the testing is taking place or not?
Swissgabe From Switzerland, joined Jan 2000, 5265 posts, RR: 37 Reply 2, posted (10 years 11 months 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 618 times:
Saudi Arabian? Sorry, just a joke...
No, but it would be great if all major airlines would do it because I might be wrong but I heard several "stories" of captains in a bar.
My father told me once, well, it was long time ago in South America, I think it was Venezuela when he went to a Bar at the airport. It wasn't fun when the Pilot next to him (in the bar, not only drinking a coke) "walked" to the same plane as he did...
Smooth as silk - Royal Orchid Service /// Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens - Springbok
Jhooper From United States of America, joined Dec 2001, 6195 posts, RR: 13 Reply 3, posted (10 years 11 months 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 595 times:
U.S. crews are randomly tested.
Last year 1,944 New Yorkers saw something and said something.