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One out of 1,300 Pilots Failed Random Breathalyzer Tests

a pilot in a cockpit

According to the Financial Express, 224 pilots and crew members failed random breathalyzer tests in India in 2016 (on the rise from 2015). This article led me to look up the general statistic.  And while it is less than 1%, it still means that 1 out of about every 1,300 pilots …

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Pilots in the News

There’s been some interesting news about pilots this week–most happening in the last last 24-hours! A United Flight destined for Seattle had to emergency-land in Boise when someone on board suffered a heart attack–the pilot. Over 50% of British Pilots admit to sleeping while flying, while another subset of that …

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