English officials: Chicago AA flight attendant drunk on / removed from plane
Dec 7, 2016, 12:36 am
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English officials: Chicago AA flight attendant drunk on / removed from plane
Originally Posted by Chicago Sun-Times
A Chicago flight attendant who prosecutors said had been up drinking until 2 a.m. the night before she was set to fly back to her hometown from England was arrested after airport security officers smelled alcohol on her breath, a court in England heard Tuesday.
Stacy Rosehill, 57, was performing preflight checks on an American Airlines airplane in Manchester, England, on Oct. 28 when she was taken off the plane, according to the Manchester Evening News.
Rosehill, who has worked for American for 29 years, has pleaded guilty to a charge of “performing an aviation function as a member of cabin crew when alcohol in breath was over the prescribed limit.”
Stacy Rosehill, 57, was performing preflight checks on an American Airlines airplane in Manchester, England, on Oct. 28 when she was taken off the plane, according to the Manchester Evening News.
Rosehill, who has worked for American for 29 years, has pleaded guilty to a charge of “performing an aviation function as a member of cabin crew when alcohol in breath was over the prescribed limit.”
Dec 7, 2016, 7:33 am
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As a former pilot, I think the best common sense is to follow the "24 hours bottle to throttle" rule. Good for cabin crew, divers, etc. too. The authorities are pretty intolerant of impaired aircrew. (Me too.)
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Doug Parker has 3 DUIs on his record, but the AA board of directors still doesn't question his judgment. A consistent standard of forgiveness should be applied company-wide. It would be a travesty if this FA doesn't get a second chance.
Dec 7, 2016, 12:23 pm
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Maybe you can give us all the information surrounding this event and the history of the FA involved. You seem to have an uncanny ability to know the answer. 
There very well might be information we don't have to pass judgement as well as not knowing if this is a very good employee that made a mistake and is worthy of rehabilitation.
There very well might be information we don't have to pass judgement as well as not knowing if this is a very good employee that made a mistake and is worthy of rehabilitation.
Dec 7, 2016, 12:50 pm
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Is it me or do all drunks-on-a-plane stories originate in Manchester? 
Seriously: everytime I read a story here on FT about dudes getting hammered in the airport or onboard and getting banned from an airline for life, it all leads back to Manchester. As such, I have this vision of Manchester basically being a really drunk version of Cleveland.
Usually it's guys in their 20's getting banned from Ryanair, but an AA FA doesn't completely shock me either.
Seriously: everytime I read a story here on FT about dudes getting hammered in the airport or onboard and getting banned from an airline for life, it all leads back to Manchester. As such, I have this vision of Manchester basically being a really drunk version of Cleveland.
Usually it's guys in their 20's getting banned from Ryanair, but an AA FA doesn't completely shock me either.
