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 ...
JAL headquarters raided following pilot's heavy drinking before flight from London
The transport ministry on Tuesday conducted an on-site inspection of Japan Airlines Co. after one of its pilots was arrested in Britain for heavy drinking before a flight from London to Tokyo late last month. Through the inspection at the company's Tokyo headquarters and other ...
JAL, ANA to tighten alcohol rules after pilot drinking scandals
Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co. tell the government about measures they say will prevent heavy drinking by airline crew members.
Japan to set up panel to tighten airline pilot drinking rules following recent scandals
An expert panel will be set up later this month to tighten drinking rules for aviation staff after a series of alcohol-related scandals involving Japanese airline pilots recently came to light, transport minister Keiichi Ishii said Tuesday. Ishii told a news conference he has also ...
