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Indonesia Wants to Change Drug Tests for Pilots
February 13, 2012

Lion Air (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal) Lion Air (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)
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jetset24
11:34am Feb 17, 2012

A US commercial pilot was under the suspicion of being drunk before taking taking off recently. A tip lead to the pilot in question. He was turned over to Frontier airlines by the police and an investigation is under way. The incident was deemed as a personal matter by the Airlines. The pilot was never arrested.


yesy
11:34am Feb 14, 2012

and what, no sanction for lion air? C'MON??!!


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Indonesian authorities want pilots to be tested for drugs just a few hours or days before they fly aircraft.

Minister of Transportation Evert Ernest Mangindaan said the current routine of testing them every six months may not be effective. He said the time span would enable drug users to prepare themselves to pass examination.

The ministry is revising regulations for the airline industry.

Mangindaan was speaking Monday in Surabaya, where a pilot with private Lion Air was arrested this month by an anti-drug agency. Authorities said the pilot had a small amount of crystal methamphetamine.

Lion Air has signed the biggest order ever from Boeing — 230 planes with a list price of $21.7 billion last year.

Associated Press