AI pilot found tipsy for the second time, grounded for 3 years
An Air India senior pilot failed the alcohol test just before operating a Delhi-UK flight Tuesday. The same pilot had flunked yet another pre-flight breath analyser test some years back. AI has grounded him for 3 years as per rules. Airline sources, however, are surprised as this pilot had reportedly turned a teetotaller after flunking a BA test for the first time about 5 years ago. "The pilot... is questioning the test result. He will take whatever legal options are open to him," said a source. To get back to the cockpit, pilots who fail the test for the second time have to undergo training afresh for flying which costs about INR3m for narrow body Airbus A-320 pilots and up to INR5m for those flying wide bodies like Boeing 777 and 787. <br/>
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AI pilot found tipsy for the second time, grounded for 3 years
An Air India senior pilot failed the alcohol test just before operating a Delhi-UK flight Tuesday. The same pilot had flunked yet another pre-flight breath analyser test some years back. AI has grounded him for 3 years as per rules. Airline sources, however, are surprised as this pilot had reportedly turned a teetotaller after flunking a BA test for the first time about 5 years ago. "The pilot... is questioning the test result. He will take whatever legal options are open to him," said a source. To get back to the cockpit, pilots who fail the test for the second time have to undergo training afresh for flying which costs about INR3m for narrow body Airbus A-320 pilots and up to INR5m for those flying wide bodies like Boeing 777 and 787. <br/>
