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Two America West pilots charged with showing up drunk
WSVN
| 07/01/02
Posted on 07/01/2002 3:58:15 PM PDT by Lazamataz
MIAMI, July 1 (Reuters) - Police arrested two commercial airline pilots on Monday at Miami International Airport, and a local television station said the pair had shown up drunk in the cockpit.
Television station WSVN said the America West pilots were preparing to take off on a flight to Phoenix, Arizona, when police took them off the plane. Tests showed they were legally drunk, the station said.
Miami-Dade County Police could not immediately confirm the details but said they had arrested the two pilots at the airport. An America West spokeswoman at the company's headquarters, in Phoenix, was not immediately available for comment.
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: whatdoyoudo; withadrunkenpilot
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posted on
07/01/2002 3:58:15 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
To: Lazamataz
How did the cops get into the cockpit???
When worlds collide....
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posted on
07/01/2002 3:59:00 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
To: Lazamataz
Just a routine traffic stop... LOL
To: DoughtyOne
Just a routine traffic stop... LOL"Pilot's license and registration, sir........ have you had anything to drink tonight, sir? (Flashlight beams into face)"
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posted on
07/01/2002 4:01:41 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
To: Lazamataz; Cagey; SeeRushToldU_So
So are they charged with FUI?
To: DoughtyOne
"Sir, step out of the aircraft."
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posted on
07/01/2002 4:02:41 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
To: Lazamataz
The only time I ever seriously feared for my life on an airliner was when an America West pilot nearly scraped a wing on the ground landing in Las Vegas. Never flew that airline again.
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posted on
07/01/2002 4:02:52 PM PDT
by
eno_
To: Lazamataz
Was the plane weaving?
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posted on
07/01/2002 4:03:18 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: 1rudeboy
Was the plane weaving?Not really, but he had a hard time staying in his airlane.
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posted on
07/01/2002 4:04:12 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
To: Lazamataz
Sounds like a cross wind landing. That is one of the times that pilots earn their salary. No fun for passengers or crew but it looks worse than it is.
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posted on
07/01/2002 4:08:03 PM PDT
by
JonH
To: Lazamataz
I can visualize the scene: "Ha ha ha - that's a good one, Bill. I've got one for you - what do a woman and (hic!) an airliner have in common?"
To: eno_
I work in Phoenix and deal with these idiots everyday. Dumb pilots and the ugliest stewardesses.
To: Marine Inspector
America Worst Airlines? Shoot, if I worked for them, I'd be drunk, too.
Kinda like being te daughter of Billy Jeff and Hellary!
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posted on
07/01/2002 4:11:04 PM PDT
by
bootless
To: Lazamataz
I guarantee this won't get half the press that the "Bush Girls Caught Drinking Beer" (imagine that!) did.
To: Marine Inspector
I was on the way to Comdex and the plane was packed with jaded frequent flyers. Everybody near a window gasped when we came down on one wheel and (nearly) a wingtip. These are people who fly every week or two and routinely sleep through lightningstorms and hairy turbulence. The pilot stayed in the cockpit until everyone was off.
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posted on
07/01/2002 4:15:41 PM PDT
by
eno_
To: bootless; eno_
About a year ago, the FAA almost shut them down because of maintenance problems.
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; SeeRushToldU_So; happygrl; Rebelbase; riley1992
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posted on
07/01/2002 4:18:40 PM PDT
by
Cagey
Comment #18 Removed by Moderator
To: nohorse
Yes.
To: Central Scrutiniser
Still employed?
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