TOKYO -- Japan Airlines Co. (JAL) pilots have failed breathalyzer alcohol tests on 19 occasions since August 2017, causing 12 domestic flight delays due to pilot switches, JAL officials have revealed to the Mainichi Shimbun.
The major airline introduced a new type of detector for in-house checks that month. The revelation comes on the heels of the arrest of a JAL co-pilot in London by British police in October this year for allegedly arriving for duty on a flight to Haneda Airport in Tokyo with alcohol levels above the legal limit.
As the co-pilot had never failed an alcohol check on the old type of breathalyzer, it is possible that deceiving the device was rampant among some pilots at the airline.
According the company, the cause of the 12 delays was announced as "crew health conditions," and no mention was made about their breath alcohol levels. JAL, which is scheduled to have a press conference on Nov. 16 to reveal countermeasures to curb excessive drinking by pilots, will be hard pressed to explain the delayed flights in detail. [...]
То есть, пилоты пьют слишком много, почему неведомо (может от стресса). Старый брезалайзер работал плохо, и многие пилоты знали как его обмануть ("пожевать лавровый лист и выпить "Антиполицай""). Ввели новый тест, и опаньки, оказалось что многие летают с тяжёлой головой после вчерашнего. С августа прошлого года поймали 19 человек, и из за них 12 рейсов опаздали, так как пришлось искать замену. Говорить об этом стыдно, объявляли, что пилотам резко поплохело.
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TOKYO -- Japan Airlines Co. (JAL) pilots have failed breathalyzer alcohol tests on 19 occasions since August 2017, causing 12 domestic flight delays due to pilot switches, JAL officials have revealed to the Mainichi Shimbun.
The major airline introduced a new type of detector for in-house checks that month. The revelation comes on the heels of the arrest of a JAL co-pilot in London by British police in October this year for allegedly arriving for duty on a flight to Haneda Airport in Tokyo with alcohol levels above the legal limit.
As the co-pilot had never failed an alcohol check on the old type of breathalyzer, it is possible that deceiving the device was rampant among some pilots at the airline.
According the company, the cause of the 12 delays was announced as "crew health conditions," and no mention was made about their breath alcohol levels. JAL, which is scheduled to have a press conference on Nov. 16 to reveal countermeasures to curb excessive drinking by pilots, will be hard pressed to explain the delayed flights in detail.
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То есть, пилоты пьют слишком много, почему неведомо (может от стресса). Старый брезалайзер работал плохо, и многие пилоты знали как его обмануть ("пожевать лавровый лист и выпить "Антиполицай""). Ввели новый тест, и опаньки, оказалось что многие летают с тяжёлой головой после вчерашнего. С августа прошлого года поймали 19 человек, и из за них 12 рейсов опаздали, так как пришлось искать замену. Говорить об этом стыдно, объявляли, что пилотам резко поплохело.