Alcohol detected on breath of JAL and Star Flyer co-pilots during preflight tests
Japan Airlines and Star Flyer separately said Tuesday that alcohol was found on the breath of male co-pilots at the two carriers in preflight tests, and that they were prevented from boarding their scheduled flights as a result. A 54-year-old JAL co-pilot claimed that he ...
'Bottle-to-throttle' rule: United tells pilots no alcohol for 12 hours before flights
United Airlines is setting an earlier cutoff time for when pilots must stop drinking alcohol before flights. The airline is telling pilots they must abstain from alcohol for 12 hours before flights, up from the previous eight hours. The change in the rule — it's called ...
British Airways fails to win injunction against pilots on strike action
British Airways has failed to win a temporary injunction from a U.K. court to halt strike by pilots demanding better pay. Britain's High Court rejected the application Tuesday for an interim injunction to prevent strikes by pilots based at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports, two ...
After spate of incidents, Japan increases punishments for pilots who drink and fly
The Diet enacted a revised aviation law Thursday that increases punishments for pilots found to have flown under the influence of alcohol or drugs following a series of drinking-related incidents involving Japanese airlines. Under the legislation, which will take effect in stages within one year ...
Co-pilot with All Nippon Airways unit found to be over alcohol limit, delaying another flight
All Nippon Airways Co. said Friday an international flight run by a group company was delayed the same day after a breath test showed the co-pilot had a higher than permissible alcohol level. The co-pilot from Air Japan Co. had drunk more than 10 330-ml ...
An unprecedented travel boom in Asia has spawned new budget carriers and millions of first-time fliers, but a shortage of pilots is threatening to choke demand. Vietnam's Bamboo Airways Co., which launched this year, was the region's latest low-cost carrier to start services and more ...
Japan transport ministry to ease huge costs for retired SDF pilots hoping to move into airline jobs
The transport ministry said Tuesday it will revise a system that currently costs retired Self-Defense Force pilots millions of yen to secure their commercial pilot's instrument rating certification, amid predictions there will be a shortage of airline pilots by around 2030. The current system requires ...
Airlines say U.S. shutdown pushing aviation system to 'tipping point'
U.S. airline bosses are stepping up their criticism of the partial government shutdown, warning that the closing threatens to snarl air travel as it drags into its 34th day. "We are close to a tipping point as employees are about to miss a second paycheck," ...
ANA pilot drank before flight despite ban and asked co-pilot to lie
All Nippon Airways Co. said Tuesday an internal probe had found that last week one of its pilots caused domestic flight delays after drinking alcohol before flight duties despite the company's 12-hour ban, and that he also asked a co-pilot to lie about it. The ...
Japanese transport ministry to mandate alcohol tests for pilots after spate of drinking incidents
The transport ministry said Wednesday it has decided to introduce new rules including mandatory alcohol tests for pilots after a number of services were disrupted due to drinking by flight crew members. The ministry will set legal limits for pilots of 0.09 milligrams of alcohol ...
U.K. judge hands JAL pilot 10-month prison sentence over heavy drinking before London-Tokyo flight
In a statement issued after the ruling, Japan Airlines expressed deep regret over the pilot’s actions and the company’s failure to supervise him.
ANA Wings searched over preflight drinking on same day JAL unit pilot found to be over limit
An All Nippon Airways Co. unit was searched Wednesday, the same day that a pilot with a Japan Airlines Co. unit was found to have consumed alcohol over the company's limit, amid a growing scandal over drinking by Japanese airline pilots. The on-site inspection of ...
