In my view any airline pilot who fails a breath test while on duty should be sacked with immediate effect.
If an Air India pilot who likes a drink fails a test, however, they get a slap on the wrist and three months on the naughty step.
Air India this week took what it describes as "disciplinary action" after another of its pilots failed a pre-flight breathalyser test.
This time it is a female pilot, which is relatively rare, Travel Mole reported.
The unnamed pilot was given an automatic three-month suspension, which means she could be back flying passengers by July.
The pilot serves as a first officer flying Boeing 787 jets and failed the test before a scheduled flight from Delhi to Hyderabad last week.
Air India has not publicly commented on the issue. It's probably too ashamed.
All crew members are required to take a pre-flight alcohol test before duty under India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation rules.
Earlier this year, Air India dismissed a pilot who failed a breathalyser test shortly after flying an international flight.
The pilot tested positive for alcohol after completing a flight from Phuket to Delhi.
The pilot was the senior in the cockpit, working the flight with a newly-appointed captain, unlike the latest case where the boozy pilot was caught before taking to the air.
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