Originally Posted by
Fugazi
One thing to remember though is that this drunk pilot thing has actually happened more at the mainline pilot level oddly enough. Maybe because alcoholism is such progressive disease and often doesn't reach severe levels until later in life. I dunno. But I sense the media along with the general public isn't so interested in seperating out only who the sub-contracted company is anymore.
Regional pilots can usually only afford afternoon happy hour... and are sober by the morning.
Can't be proven without a drug screen/blood test immediately after landing. If they had that this should have been dealt with soon after. Bet there is a lot more to the story... thank you media.