National

2 Pilots Arrested On Alcohol Charges Before Toronto-Bound Flight Get Bail

The Canadian Press, 26 Jul, 2016 11:13 AM

LONDON — Two airline pilots charged with being drunk as they prepared to fly a passenger jet on a trans-Atlantic route to Toronto have been granted bail on condition they surrender their passports.

Jean-Francois Perreault, who is 39, and 37-year-old Imran Zafar Syed were arrested at Glasgow Airport on July 18, shortly before they were due to fly an Air Transat jet to Toronto.

The pair are from Glasgow, but also own homes in Toronto and Ontario's Muskoka region.

They have been charged with being impaired through alcohol and with threatening and abusive behaviour.

The two men had been held in custody since their arrested but were granted bail after a hearing Tuesday at Paisley Sheriff Court in western Scotland. The allegations against them have not been proven in court.

Air Transat runs charter and scheduled flights between Canada and several European and Caribbean destinations. The airline says the pilots have been suspended.

Canadian aviation regulations prohibit aircraft crew members from working while intoxicated or within eight hours after having an alcoholic drink.

Air Transat is a subsidiary of Transat A.T. Inc.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Residents To Take Stock, Retrieve Belongings In Hardest-hit Fort McMurray Areas

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Residents of three neighbourhoods most badly damaged by a Fort McMurray wildfire are expected to get a look at their homes — or what's left of them — today.

Residents To Take Stock, Retrieve Belongings In Hardest-hit Fort McMurray Areas

Federal Photo-Matching Scheme Quietly Singles Out Passport Fraudsters

OTTAWA — Federal officials used photo-matching technology to identify 15 high-risk people — all wanted on immigration warrants — who used false identities to apply for travel documents.

Federal Photo-Matching Scheme Quietly Singles Out Passport Fraudsters

Privacy Laws, Bureaucracy Make Canada A Challenging Place For Solving Cold Cases

He mapped her movements through her downtown neighbourhood, plotted his attack, then savagely struck one August night in 1983. When he was done, Susan Tice lay sexually assaulted, stabbed and breathing her last in her own bedroom.

Privacy Laws, Bureaucracy Make Canada A Challenging Place For Solving Cold Cases

University Of Calgary Pays Ransom Of $20,000 After Attack On Computer Systems

The University of Calgary says it paid a ransom of $20,000 demanded after a recent cyberattack to preserve an option to restore critical research data.

University Of Calgary Pays Ransom Of $20,000 After Attack On Computer Systems

Giant Sinkhole Opens Up In Ottawa Street

Water could be seen gushing through the sinkhole before crews managed to shut the water off.

Giant Sinkhole Opens Up In Ottawa Street

Group Wants Liberals To Take Action On Plan To Help Yazidi Refugees

OTTAWA — At least 400 Yazidi women raped and tortured by Islamic militants could have safe passage to Canada if the government would heed a proposal to rescue them, a religious freedoms organization says.