Drunk pilot grounded before take-off
A scary case of workplace substance abuse: Reuters reports that the captain of a China Airlines jet ready to fly from Anchorage, Alaska, to New York last week was kept off the plane after he flunked an alcohol test, according to news reports.
An airport security screener noticed the man, identified by the Federal Aviation Administration as the plane's captain, smelled of alcohol. A breath test showed his blood alcohol content at 0.087 percent, above state and FAA limits.
Plus, the pilot was carrying an opened alcoholic beverage bottle in his carry-on luggage, according to an FAA spokeswoman. FAA rules prohibit pilots from flying with blood alcohol content above 0.040 percent.
The pilot was about to fly an Airbus A340, which seats about 300 passengers.
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