Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Qantas Suspends Pilot For Alcohol

Manila Bulletin
August 8, 2012 Wednesday


CANBERRA, Australia (AP)- Australia's air safety regulator says Qantas Airways Ltd. has suspended a pilot for attempting to fly while under the influence of alocohol.

Civil Aviation Safety Authority spokesman Peter Gibson said Monday the woman  exceeded the limit for pilots of 0.02 percent alcohol in the blood in a test last week.

Gibson siad he did not know her blood-alcohol reading. The blood-alcohol limit for driving in Australia is 0.05 percent.

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