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Random drug testing for pilots could ease safety concerns: experts

Bringing back random drug testing for pilots could be a good idea after a pilot was sent to jail for being impaired while in control of a Sunwing Airlines jet, aviation experts say.


April 5, 2017  By CBC News

Miroslav Gronych pleaded guilty last month in Calgary to having care and control of an aircraft while intoxicated. He had a blood-alcohol level that would have been three times the legal limit for driving a vehicle, although that measure does not apply to aircraft. | READ MORE

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