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San Francisco aircraft accident: the pilots of the Boeing 777 were not given alcohol and drug tests

San Francisco, USA - ALPA complains with NTSB about the release of numerous operational data before the end of the investigation

Chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Deborah Hersman communicated that the pilots of the Boeing 777 aircraft which crash-landed on the runway of San Francisco International Airport on Saturday 6 July 2013 were not given alcohol and drug tests: the US' regulation which requires these kind of checks on the most important crewmembers after an accident does not cover pilots who...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1153825
Rome, Italy, 07/10/2013 16:02
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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