Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"The courts take a very dim view of passengers who get drunk on an aircraft, and it is much worse if it is the pilot, who has a high level of duty of care to those he would have been looking after."

Source: UK Judge Usha Karu during sentencing for Australian pilot and ex-captain for Emirates John Cronly-Dillon following his conviction for attempting to fly a planeload of passengers from Heathrow to Dubai. Cronly-Dillon was arrested at a security check point after screeners became suspicious of his behavior and called police. He ended a 25-year career as a pilot with a four month sentence in a UK jail.

FMI: www.cps.gov.uk