Pilots on a high: Mallya’s Kingfisher raises the bar

New Delhi: Kingfisher Airlines has emerged as the carrier having the maximum cases of pilots found under the influence of alcohol before take-off.
A number of airlines including Naresh Goyal’s Jet were cited where pilots were reported to be under the influence of alcohol in the past one year, civil aviation minister told Parliament. The Vijay Mallya-promoted airline Kingfisher is named after the most popular beer brand in his brewery business. Eight pilots of Kingfisher Airlines, six each of Indigo and SpiceJet and three each of Jetlite, Jet Airways and Paramount had beendetected alco-positive during pre-flight medical examination, Patel said.
“Any pilot found to be alco-positive is immediately grounded for a period of up to six weeks,” the minister said.
22/07/09 Indian Express

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2009, Kingfisher Jul 2009, Safety Jul 2009