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  • SIA Pilot Fail alcohol test

    On the SQ247 (15 sept) from MEL to WLG whch was cancelled it was due to the Pilot failed the alcohol test. Not a good news day for SIA..
    https://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...ed-after-pilot

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    Originally posted by flyguy View Post
    On the SQ247 (15 sept) from MEL to WLG whch was cancelled it was due to the Pilot failed the alcohol test. Not a good news day for SIA..
    https://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...ed-after-pilot
    This is very concerning! Is it common industry practice to conduct random alcohol tests of the flight crews or is this more specific to Melbourne Airport?

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    • #3
      Believed major airports in Europe and US do carry out random checks on crews. Pilots have been caught before for failing the alcohol level tests.
      Last edited by flyguy; 16 September 2018, 12:47 PM.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by 9V-SKU View Post
        This is very concerning! Is it common industry practice to conduct random alcohol tests of the flight crews or is this more specific to Melbourne Airport?
        What is concerning? They conducting the test or the pilot that failed the test?

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        • #5
          Given it was a 7am flight, the pilot must have had a decent evening out in Melbourne(!) And it may well turn out to have been a pretty costly one.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by alian View Post
            What is concerning? They conducting the test or the pilot that failed the test?
            Why would it be concerning that they are conducting the test?

            It’s clearly a concern that the pilot failed the alcohol test.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Bytor View Post
              Given it was a 7am flight, the pilot must have had a decent evening out in Melbourne(!) And it may well turn out to have been a pretty costly one.
              Yeah, I would not want to be that (ex-?)pilot right now.

              Passengers can be very understanding (sometimes) if crew are actually sick or there's a mechanical fault or weather problems, but airlines can't defend this to anyone, so one very unhappy employer to face. This has the potential for serious reputation damage in a small market that SQ is trying to make work that is currently in peak football-traffic season. Add to the mess that half the passengers showed up at the airport around 4 a.m. and the other half are now stranded in a layover city with very little prospect of being rebooked.

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              • #8
                It is certaintly a bad rep for SIA and tarnish its image as this incident is reported in the news media worldwide and especially in aviation related news. And it likely raise the awareness of airports and especially in Australia that may result in more checks on SIA's technical and cabin crew.

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                • #9
                  Every company has people who will blatantly disregard their professions and ethics. If it is once in a blue moon, then it is fine albeit it will damage SQ's reputation but far from damaging.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by SQ_326 View Post
                    Every company has people who will blatantly disregard their professions and ethics. If it is once in a blue moon, then it is fine albeit it will damage SQ's reputation but far from damaging.
                    Do not believe that this excuse of "once in a blue moon" is acceptable at all. As this involves flight safety and is a direct breach of flight safety and the lives of 260 or more passengers at risk. As the pilot failed the alcohol test, and with that alcohol effect still on him, it would mean that he do not have his full mental faculties to fly an aircraft.

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                    • #11
                      Any idea what the alcohol tolerance limit is for pilots? I'm assuming it's even stricter than for us driving a car.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by jonleong View Post
                        Any idea what the alcohol tolerance limit is for pilots? I'm assuming it's even stricter than for us driving a car.
                        CAAS states no alcohol 8hrs before flight, SQ states no alcohol 10hrs before flight.

                        More news: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...-test-10731046

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by jonleong View Post
                          Any idea what the alcohol tolerance limit is for pilots? I'm assuming it's even stricter than for us driving a car.
                          Its no alcohol 8 hours prior to the flight and blood alcohol content under 0.02.

                          Why any pilot would even touch alcohol 24 hours before a flight and risk their whole career is beyond me.

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                          • #14
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                            Originally posted by flyguy View Post
                            Do not believe that this excuse of "once in a blue moon" is acceptable at all. As this involves flight safety and is a direct breach of flight safety and the lives of 260 or more passengers at risk. As the pilot failed the alcohol test, and with that alcohol effect still on him, it would mean that he do not have his full mental faculties to fly an aircraft.
                            That pilot's disregards to legality didn't and shouldn't end up with a compromise of safety by SQ or Mel airport. The consequence is blunt to any customer pledge on earth; but something non-sinister. Prior to this incident, it was 10 years ago - won't be damaging.
                            Last edited by SQ_326; 18 September 2018, 10:07 PM.

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                            • #15
                              Is the alcohol test mandatory or random? If mandatory then one outlier (while bad for the airline) is just that.. an outlier. If its random, then one can imagine the multitude of pilots who fly drunk!

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