A British Airways pilot was fired and can doubtless by no means fly a business airliner once more after he tried to work a 12-hour flight after an evening of onerous partying the place he used cocaine. The pilot was caught after he bragged about his night time out to a flight attendant by way of textual content message. The attendant then reported the incident to Britain’s flag service. British Airways instantly suspended the pilot and canceled the intercontinental flight.
Mike Beaton, a primary officer, was scheduled to co-pilot a British Airways flight from Johannesburg, South Africa to London 4 weeks in the past. Beaton had the day earlier than the flight off and spent the night time out in South Africa’s largest metropolis. The married man recounted the debaucherous occasions to a flight attendant, claiming that he met a Welsh girl and a Spanish girl in a nightclub together with two native males. The Sun revealed the despatched messages:
“We all walk (stagger) back up to the hotel bar for ‘one last one before bed.’ Welsh and one of these guys is getting on very well, but she’s told him that I’m her boyfriend. Couple of drinks in the bar, bit of snogging, and then we’re somehow all on our way to this dude’s flat.”
Beaton would go on to clarify that one of many locals pulled out a tray with strains of cocaine. He concludes his wild anecdote, “So then there’s a debate about whose chest is the best to do a bump off. That’s the story of how I ended up snorting coke off a girl’s tits in Joburg.”
British Airways suspended Beaton and canceled the Johannesburg-to-London flight because it not had a primary officer. The airline flew Beaton again to London-Heathrow Airport the following day, the place he was examined for medication.
The British flag service confirmed that he examined constructive, partially verifying his story, and fired him. British Airways additionally relayed its info to the nation’s Civil Aviation Authority, which means that Beaton wouldn’t be licensed to fly till he’s medically cleared and completes a rehab program.
Source: jalopnik.com