US EditionJAL Pilot Tampered with Testing Kit to Avoid Getting Caught with Alcohol
The 64-year-old pilot altered alcohol test dates multiple times despite warnings, causing flight delays and being placed on a high-risk drinkers' list by Japan Airlines.
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JAL pilot tampered with testing kit to avoid getting caught with alcohol
A Japan Airlines employee who admitted to drinking alcohol in Hawaii before his scheduled piloting duty last month, causing delays as the airline found a replacement, had on multiple occasions tampered with his testing kit to avoid detection under similar circumstances, the operator said Thursday.
[Yomiuri Shimbun] In the case of a male captain (64) of a Japan Airlines international flight who was found to have consumed alcohol while in Honolulu, USA, in violation of company regulations, it has been discovered that the captain had falsified the records of a test that detected alcohol on the day of his shift. It is believed that he was trying to hide his excessive drinking while staying at the destination. JAL
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