Southwest Pilot Detained and Failed Sobriety Test Just Before Takeoff
1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026
A Southwest Airlines pilot was removed from duty and arrested just moments before he was scheduled to fly a commercial jet from Georgia to Chicago, after failing a sobriety test on the tarmac. The pilot, 52-year-old…
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