Another pilot jailed in Glasgow

BTN News
Monday, 27 March 2017

A USA-based United Airlines pilot has been jailed for 10 months in Scotland after he admitted being double the drink-fly alcohol limit and attempting to pilot a commercial aircraft.

First officer Paul Grebenc was removed from the plane at Glasgow Airport on August 27 2016, along with co-pilot Carlos Roberto Licona.

Security staff had noticed alcohol on the breath of the co-pilot when he passed through security checks at the airport.

Grebenc, from Humble in Texas, was sentenced at Paisley, Glasgow Sheriff Court to 10 months in prison.

Earlier, Licona was jailed for 15 months.

A United Airlines spokesman said: "We hold all of our employees to the highest standards. This pilot was removed from flying duties in August 2016."

There have been a number of pilot and aircrew arrests globally in recent times.

A few weeks ago, two AirTransat pilots were removed from an aircraft ahead of a flight to Canada and last year, a pilot was jailed for flying an executive jet from Spain to the UK after a three-day binge.

In that case, pilot Ian Jennings, 48, was locked up for nine months after being found to be three times the legal limit in charge of a plane. 

And last April, a pilot on American airline Jet Blue was charged with flying while drunk with 151 passengers on board.

Another pilot jailed in Glasgow

BTN News
Monday, 27 March 2017

A USA-based United Airlines pilot has been jailed for 10 months in Scotland after he admitted being double the drink-fly alcohol limit and attempting to pilot a commercial aircraft.

First officer Paul Grebenc was removed from the plane at Glasgow Airport on August 27 2016, along with co-pilot Carlos Roberto Licona.

Security staff had noticed alcohol on the breath of the co-pilot when he passed through security checks at the airport.

Grebenc, from Humble in Texas, was sentenced at Paisley, Glasgow Sheriff Court to 10 months in prison.

Earlier, Licona was jailed for 15 months.

A United Airlines spokesman said: "We hold all of our employees to the highest standards. This pilot was removed from flying duties in August 2016."

There have been a number of pilot and aircrew arrests globally in recent times.

A few weeks ago, two AirTransat pilots were removed from an aircraft ahead of a flight to Canada and last year, a pilot was jailed for flying an executive jet from Spain to the UK after a three-day binge.

In that case, pilot Ian Jennings, 48, was locked up for nine months after being found to be three times the legal limit in charge of a plane. 

And last April, a pilot on American airline Jet Blue was charged with flying while drunk with 151 passengers on board.