Canada: TSB says pilots should be tested for alcohol and drug use to prevent crashes
The airline industry and Transport Canada should develop a program requiring pilots to be tested for drugs and alcohol, the Transportation Safety Board said Thursday after releasing a report into a crash that killed 2 people. Board chairwoman Kathy Fox called on both sides to work with employee representatives to implement a program that would protect public safety. She added that self-policing by the industry has not worked, so the issue of impairment will continue to go unrecognised and unreported. “Alcohol impairment almost certainly played a role,” Fox said of the cargo plane crash April 13, 2015, in north of Vancouver. Four other fatal crashes since 2009, 3 involving commercial operators, had drugs or alcohol as a contributing factor, said Fox, who added it was time to learn lessons from the latest disaster. <br/>
https://portal.staralliance.com/cms/news/hot-topics/2017-11-03/general/canada-tsb-says-pilots-should-be-tested-for-alcohol-and-drug-use-to-prevent-crashes
https://portal.staralliance.com/cms/logo.png
Canada: TSB says pilots should be tested for alcohol and drug use to prevent crashes
The airline industry and Transport Canada should develop a program requiring pilots to be tested for drugs and alcohol, the Transportation Safety Board said Thursday after releasing a report into a crash that killed 2 people. Board chairwoman Kathy Fox called on both sides to work with employee representatives to implement a program that would protect public safety. She added that self-policing by the industry has not worked, so the issue of impairment will continue to go unrecognised and unreported. “Alcohol impairment almost certainly played a role,” Fox said of the cargo plane crash April 13, 2015, in north of Vancouver. Four other fatal crashes since 2009, 3 involving commercial operators, had drugs or alcohol as a contributing factor, said Fox, who added it was time to learn lessons from the latest disaster. <br/>
