United Airlines pilot has license suspended after turning up drunk to work

[Grim Reaper 6]

A court in France sentenced a United Airlines pilot to a six-month suspended prison term and one-year suspended license for showing up to work intoxicated Tuesday, local media outlets reported. The pilot, reportedly a 63-year-old American only called “Henry W.” in French media, showed up to work at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport with a blood alcohol content three times the legal limit for pilots in Europe. According to a statement by United sent in an email to The Hill, the flight was headed to Washington-Dulles International Airport, despite other reports it was going to Dallas.

United Airlines pilot has license suspended after turning up drunk to work (msn.com)

[+Desertrat56]

Thank goodness.  I remember in the 70's when I flew on different airlines it seemed that the pilots were always drunk.

[Grim Reaper 6]

2 minutes ago, Desertrat56 said:

Thank goodness.  I remember in the 70's when I flew on different airlines it seemed that the pilots were always drunk.

They were not drunk; they were High, and I am not talking about altitude!!!!!

[+Desertrat56]

3 minutes ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

They were not drunk; they were High, and I am not talking about altitude!!!!!

I saw them before we took off, they were drunk.  

[Grim Reaper 6]

3 minutes ago, Desertrat56 said:

I saw them before we took off, they were drunk.  

I had a neighbor who was a retired Airline Pilot. Back in the 1970s, you could smoke cigarettes on planes during flight. Well, this pilot told me that they use to smoke joints in the Cockpit during long flights. It, kind of freaked me out because he also said while they were High, they would just put the plane on Autopilot and monitor the instruments, that is just crazy!!!!

People certainly put too much faith in the Airline pilots, and this thread clearly shows how irresponsible some are!

[+Desertrat56]

1 minute ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

I had a neighbor who was a retired Airline Pilot. Back in the 1970s, you could smoke cigarettes on planes during flight. Well, this pilot told me that they use to smoke joints in the Cockpit during long flights. It, kind of freaked me out because he also said while they were High, they would just put the plane on Autopilot and monitor the instruments, that is just crazy!!!!

People certainly put too much faith in the Airline pilots, and this thread clearly shows how irresponsible some are!

Yep.   It is probably why all the stewardesses on American Airlines are always p***ed off.   And if you fly on Southwest on a Friday afternoon the pilot will tell jokes over the loud speaker the whole way.  

[Grim Reaper 6]

1 minute ago, Desertrat56 said:

Yep.   It is probably why all the stewardesses on American Airlines are always p***ed off.   And if you fly on Southwest on a Friday afternoon the pilot will tell jokes over the loud speaker the whole way.  

This is pretty scary stuff, especially with all the Airline Accidents over the past 5 years. I suppose you just have to get on board and hope for the best, no sense worrying about!!!!

[+Desertrat56]

5 minutes ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

This is pretty scary stuff, especially with all the Airline Accidents over the past 5 years. I suppose you just have to get on board and hope for the best, no sense worrying about!!!!

Yep or just take extra time and drive (unless you are going over seas).   My mother's Aunt used to take ships to go to South America or Europe in the 50's & 60's.   She said it was the time she used to catch up on her reading and she would not take passenger ships, she would find a cargo ship that would take a random passenger.

[joseraul]

18 minutes ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

I had a neighbor who was a retired Airline Pilot. Back in the 1970s, you could smoke cigarettes on planes during flight. Well, this pilot told me that they use to smoke joints in the Cockpit during long flights. It, kind of freaked me out because he also said while they were High, they would just put the plane on Autopilot and monitor the instruments, that is just crazy!!!!

People certainly put too much faith in the Airline pilots, and this thread clearly shows how irresponsible some are!

[joseraul]

Apparently I don't know how to quote on this site - sorry.. but CRAZY story, wow.

[Grim Reaper 6]

Just now, joseraul said:

19 minutes ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

I had a neighbor who was a retired Airline Pilot. Back in the 1970s, you could smoke cigarettes on planes during flight. Well, this pilot told me that they use to smoke joints in the Cockpit during long flights. It, kind of freaked me out because he also said while they were High, they would just put the plane on Autopilot and monitor the instruments, that is just crazy!!!!

People certainly put too much faith in the Airline pilots, and this thread clearly shows how irresponsible some are!

I think you forgot to post a reply!!

[Grim Reaper 6]

7 minutes ago, joseraul said:

Apparently I don't know how to quote on this site - sorry.. but CRAZY story, wow.

First, don't worry about, we all make mistakes. Just Quote and type your reply, hope this helps!

Edited July 27 by Grim Reaper 6

[Piney]

2 hours ago, joseraul said:

Apparently I don't know how to quote on this site - sorry.. but CRAZY story, wow.

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2 hours ago, joseraul said:

Apparently I don't know how to quote on this site - sorry.. but CRAZY story, wow.

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2 hours ago, joseraul said:

Apparently I don't know how to quote on this site - sorry.. but CRAZY story, wow.

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I always back it up too far, have no room for a response and have to refresh the page and start over.