Originally Posted by
JamesNoBrakes
If it truly is a disease, it's the kind of disease that should prevent someone from being an airline pilot in the first place, since they are unable to control their disease. If this was a "Denzel's-character" type, he should have never been a pilot in the first place, until that was somehow treated and monitored. If it was a one-time lapse, he should be fired for that lapse, as it's huge in this industry that demands precision and good judgement.
The disease usually manifests long after you get the job, assuming you were hired in your 20's, only after a thousand lonely nights in motels...so how are you going to prevent someone from getting the job if they have not shown symptoms until they are in their 40's?