A Delta Air Lines pilot was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 months in jail after pleading guilty this month to showing up for work with a half-empty bottle of Jägermeister in his luggage and a blood alcohol level more than two times the aviation limit, the authorities said. The pilot, Lawrence B. Russell Jr., 63, of Fulton County, Ga., was scheduled to fly a Boeing 767 from Edinburgh International Airport to Kennedy International Airport in New York City on the morning of June 16, according to a statement from the Judiciary of Scotland. Russell arrived at baggage control 80 minutes before departure wearing his pilot’s uniform and lanyard, but his bag was rejected by the X-ray scanner when it was found to contain liquid, according to the statement. Inside were two bottles of the German digestif Jägermeister, one of which was opened and “just under half full,” Sheriff Alison Stirling, who sentenced Russell, said Tuesday in Edinburgh Sheriff Court. Russell, who acknowledged drinking the previous evening, failed a breath test and was arrested, Sheriff Stirling said. A blood test showed he had “not less than” 49 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood, she added. The limit for pilots is 20 milligrams, and the limit for car drivers in Scotland is 50 milligrams or .05%. That limit in the United States is .08%. Russell was charged that day, and according to the statement, responded, “I’m terrified.” Neither Russell nor his lawyer could be immediately reached for comment on Tuesday evening. Public records show he was charged in 1985 with driving under the influence but was released on probation. He was diagnosed with severe alcohol use disorder, but was in remission after successfully completing a recovery program in Georgia, Sheriff Stirling said.<br/>
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UK operator Virgin Atlantic Airways is to begin codesharing with SkyTeam partner Kenya Airways, a move re-establishing its presence in the London-Nairobi market. Virgin, which previously served the Kenyan city between 2007 and 2012, flies to Cape Town, Johannesburg and Lagos in Africa. Under the fresh co-operation pact, the first phase of which launches today, Virgin Atlantic customers will be able to book flights on the African carrier’s Nairobi-London Heathrow service. Kenya Airways customers will in turn “soon” be able book on Virgin’s connecting flights to the Caribbean from Heathrow. It marks Virgin’s latest codeshare with a SkyTeam partner since joining the alliance a year ago. In January it struck a codeshare with China Eastern Airways while last year added Korean Air to its codesharing partners. It is already has a transatlantic joint-venture partner with Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines. Virgin Atlantic CCO Juha Jarvinen says: “We’re delighted to launch our partnership with Kenya Airways. As a fellow member of the SkyTeam alliance, we know our customers will enjoy a seamless travel experience. We’re committed to enhancing connectivity and as the only UK airline to codeshare on the Heathrow to Nairobi route, we’ll be providing more choice and flexibility for customers booking with Virgin Atlantic.”<br/>