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JetBlue pilot removed from cockpit after allegedly showing up drunk to work

Headline from KTVU San Francisco

The pilot was recorded with a blood-alcohol level of 0.17%, which is over four-times the allowed limit for pilots.

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  1. CBS News

    JetBlue pilot blows twice the legal limit on breathalyzer test after he was removed from plane, authorities say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    James Clifton, 52, was arrested and could face federal charges, the transportation authority said.

  2. Newsweek

    JetBlue pilot pulled from flight because he was legally drunk (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    After NFTA police were contacted, officers escorted the pilot off the plane and gave him a breathalyzer, which registered a .17 BAC.

  3. KTVU San Francisco

    JetBlue pilot removed from cockpit after allegedly showing up drunk to work (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    The pilot was recorded with a blood-alcohol level of 0.17%, which is over four-times the allowed limit for pilots.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Police: Pilot removed from cockpit before takeoff was drunk (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (AP) — A pilot who appeared to be drunk was removed from the cockpit of a JetBlue flight as it was about to take off from Buffalo, police

  5. Wfmy News 2

    JetBlue co-pilot taken off plane, NFTA official confirms he was legally drunk (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Flight 2465 from Buffalo to Fort Lauderdale, FL was delayed on Wednesday morning after the pilot noticed his co-pilot was impaired and had a smell of alcohol.

  6. NBC Chicago

    A JetBlue Pilot Removed From Cockpit Told Officials He'd Had 7 Or 8 Drinks (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The pilot submitted to the test after telling police he needed to get his gun from the plane's cockpit, a spokesperson said.

  7. NBC News

    Jet Blue pilot who was removed from cockpit told officials he'd had 7 or 8 drinks (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The pilot was removed from a plane’s cockpit in Buffalo after a TSA officer said he appeared “impaired” while passing through security, authorities said.

  8. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    JetBlue pilot removed from cockpit after allegedly showing up drunk to work: TSA (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    A JetBlue pilot was removed from the cockpit of a Florida-bound plane before departure from New York on Wednesday after Transportation Security Administration agents said they noticed that he appeared impaired.

  9. New York Times

    JetBlue Pilot, Suspected of Being Drunk, Is Removed From Cockpit in Buffalo (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    A T.S.A. officer noticed that the pilot “may have been impaired,” the authorities said. His blood alcohol content was found to be four times the limit for pilots.

  10. WHEC Rochester

    JetBlue co-pilot taken off plane in Buffalo, NFTA official confirms he was legally drunk (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Passengers aboard JetBlue flight 2465 did not take off as planned this morning from Buffalo.

  11. CNN

    JetBlue pilot 'removed from duties' after failing Breathalyzer test before flight (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A JetBlue pilot was "removed from his duties" at an airport in Buffalo, New York Wednesday morning after he was found to have a blood alcohol level over the legal limit, according to statements from the airport and airline.

  12. Delaware Public Media

    A JetBlue pilot was removed from the cockpit and registered 0.17% on a breathalyzer (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The pilot was passing through airport security when a Transportation Security Administration officer noticed he was acting drunk. He was given a breathalyzer test.

  13. The News Herald (Morganton)

    JetBlue pilot pulled from cockpit after failing Breathalyzer moments before flight, NFTA says (opens The News Herald (Morganton))

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    The News Herald (Morganton)'s feed description

    The pilot, about to depart Buffalo airport, had a blood-alcohol level more than four times the legal limit for pilots, an NFTA spokesperson said.

  14. BizPac Review

    Cops remove JetBlue pilot just before takeoff, sky-high breathalyzer supports claims of late-night bender (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Federal regulators have commenced an investigation into an incident where a commercial pilot allegedly reported for work drunk.

  15. Washington Post

    A JetBlue pilot seemed drunk to TSA. He blew four times the limit for flying. (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Police removed the pilot from the cockpit and administered a Breathalyzer test before he could fly from Buffalo to Fort Lauderdale.

  16. The Guardian

    Drunk pilot removed from cockpit of JetBlue flight to Florida (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The pilot reportedly downed seven to eight drinks before boarding the plane

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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