Delta pilot jailed for being over alcohol limit before New York flight
Delta Airlines captain Lawrence Russell, 63, was due to fly a Boeing 767 from Edinburgh to New York.
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Guess that HIMS program ain’t working out for him. At 63, what a stupid way to finish.On Tuesday the court heard the father-of-two also has two previous convictions for driving while under the influence of alcohol in the US.
Defence lawyer Pamela Rodgers said her client was a recovering alcoholic who had not drunk alcohol for 277 days and had completed the 12 Steps to Recovery rehab programme.
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What inspired them to do the breathalyzer? The article says his blood alcohol was 49mg per 100ml. In other words, that’s .049. Not exactly stumbling and slurring.
I like your style...only i;d switch Jager with GoldshlaggerHeadset... Plugged in
Cool Shades... On
Half a bottle of Jagermeister... Drunk
Let's go fly!
Quick spin through the HIMS program and he'll be back on the lineDid he just kiss his pension goodbye?
The article said he had two previous alcohol offenses prior to showing up to work drunk.Quick spin through the HIMS program and he'll be back on the line
The article said he had two previous alcohol offenses prior to showing up to work drunk.
I think he will be taking an early retirement.
Well. Let’s see. He was 63 when arrested last year. Now he gets a nice prison stay.Oh, I dunno.... Has he contacted Bruce or Lou yet?
Prison? For what? Is he being charged with a felony?Well. Let’s see. He was 63 when arrested last year. Now he gets a nice prison stay.
Probably to old for 121.
Even if he does somehow miraculously get his medical back who would hire the guy?
Nah. I think this was his exit from professional aviation and very likely all flying.
He was arrested in Scotland. The laws are different there.Prison? For what? Is he being charged with a felony?
The article says why. Because there were half empty bottles of Jagermeister in his carry-on.Right, right, right. But they aren’t testing everyone, so why him? He’s presumably tolerant, so I doubt he had any outward signs.
I don’t know what they call it in Scotland.Prison? For what? Is he being charged with a felony?
Right, right, right. But they aren’t testing everyone, so why him? He’s presumably tolerant, so I doubt he had any outward signs.
From the 1st February 2022, the United Kingdom initiated alcohol testing on flight crew and cabin crew members in accordance Article 4 of UK Regulation (EU) No.965/2012 (the Air Operations Regulation) as retained (and amended in UK domestic law) under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
Who we test
Only flight crew and cabin crew members with an assigned operational duty may be subject to an alcohol test.
Nothing would give my nervous flyer friends more confidence than boarding the plane and seeing the pilots blowing into ignition interlocks in the cockpit.So, considering the vast majority of those caught in the US are after they flew, and there are no incidents attributed to alcohol, we can assume they all flew successfully. Is the public REALLY in that much danger? If so, shouldn’t we test EVERYONE before flying a pax airliner? It isn’t that hard.
Probably not. Dunno.Did he just kiss his pension goodbye?
I think it was that his lawyer said that 277 days since the incident, to mean that he hasn't had a drink since. Two DUIs and a professional violation is enough for me, but it does seem like he's sober now.Next, on his third chance, he couldn't maintain sobriety for a year (277 days per the article). That worries me. It worries me a lot.
"How many hoops does a guy need to jump through! I was only a .4! That's legal in the US! I just didn't know that other countries were more strict!"Waiting for the anonymous posting in medical topics; "277 days sober, can I get a class one?"
He had a history, and was likely watched more closely (hopefully!); and whilst that reading is just over the limit, bear in mind that if you assume that he waited the eight hours and still blew that, he was likely "faced" as we used to say.What inspired them to do the breathalyzer? The article says his blood alcohol was 49mg per 100ml. In other words, that’s .049. Not exactly stumbling and slurring.
LMAONah ... (as old Joe would say) "Come one man! Here's the deal ... "
Perhaps his breath reeked of it?What inspired them to do the breathalyzer? The article says his blood alcohol was 49mg per 100ml. In other words, that’s .049. Not exactly stumbling and slurring.
I think it was that his lawyer said that 277 days since the incident, to mean that he hasn't had a drink since.