All Nippon Airways orders business improvement due to pilot drinking problem May 15, 15:56 MLIT
In November of last year, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport issued a business improvement order to the company in response to the fact that ANA pilots detected alcohol during pre-flight inspections, despite the constant drinking problems of pilots. .
Regarding All Nippon Airways, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism issued a business improvement recommendation to the company in April last year due to a drinking problem by a pilot, and requested a drastic review of drinking measures.
In response to this, the company has strengthened its response by reviewing internal regulations, but in November last year, the captain in his 40s detected alcohol during a pre-crew inspection at Fukuoka Airport, and there was a case in which the crew had to take turns. It was
On the afternoon of the 1st, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Koichi Wada, Director of Civil Aviation Department of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, issued a business improvement order based on the Aviation Law to the president, Hiroshi Hirako of ANA, by telephone and in writing.
In this context, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism demands a review of
education, such as strengthening pilot self-management, and
a drastic review of the internal alcohol testing system.
President Hiroshi Hirako of All Nippon Airways commented, “We will strictly accept business improvement orders and continue to implement further measures. We would like to strive to restore trust.”