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Report: Comair Pilot Fired After FA Smells Alcohol

Airline Will Not Confirm Events Are Related

A pilot for Delta Connection carrier Comair has been let go from the airline, after a flight attendant noticed the smell of alcohol on the pilot's breath before a flight earlier this month.

Cincinnati, OH television station WLWT-TV reports the incident occurred on a December 1 flight at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG). Sources tell the station the pilot was removed from the flight after the FA smelled alcohol, and alerted supervisors.

Comair confirmed an incident occurred, and that the pilot involved was no longer with the airline... but refused to link the two events. WLWT states its sources confirm the pilot was fired.

Authorities have not released the reading of a blood-alcohol test administered to the pilot after the incident. The FAA states pilots cannot have a BAC level higher than .04 percent.

The agency says less than 10 pilots per year, out of nearly 142,000 who hold an airline transport rating, are caught violating BAC limits.

FMI: www.faa.gov, www.comair.com

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