United Airlines to pilots: No drinking 12 hours before work

Dawn GilbertsonUnited Airlines has tightened its preflight alcohol-use policy for pilots a week after two of its pilots were arrested in Scotland on suspicion of intoxication before a flight to Newark.

United's new 12 hour no-alcohol policy, first reported by Skift, took effect Aug. 10. Pilots were notified in a bulletin from Henry Canada, manager of flight operations manual. "It is the sole personal responsibility of the pilot to report for duty as defined by the company, DOT/FAA or the governing country.''A United Airlines Airbus A319 breaks up the American Airlines monopoly on Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport in April, 2019.United's move also follows another high-profile incident involving an allegedly drunk flight crew member on a United flight.

Excellent idea!!!

Only 12 hours?

Christ I here thinking they can't drink at all or at least days before!!!

Really? What’s wrong with giving them a breathalyzer before flying?

Noble idea

I'm sorry, but shouldn't this be a given? They had to make a rule?

A policy assumed to be in place at the dawn of commercial flight

Sounds like Nazi Germany to me. 8 hours is plenty!

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