Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Airlinespilot who was found to be positive for a banned substance in late April isfacing a dismissal, according to the airline.
The carrier on July 12 reported to theCivil Aviation Authority of Vietnam(CAAV) about the results of its coordinationwith the Aviation Medical Centre to clarify the case of its pilot whosesample tested positive for a banned substance in late April.
Official spokesman for this incident fromVietnam Airlines Dang Anh Tuan announced that, based on the results reported tothe CAAV, the airline will implement procedures to review and deal with the pilotaccording to regulations. The pilot will face the maximum disciplinary actionof being fired.
Tuan affirmed that the safety of operation,the health, and safety of passengers and employees of the airline is always itsmost important goal. Therefore, Vietnam Airlines always actively inspects andreviews to detect and promptly handle cases of violations of rules andregulations in this field.
Accordingly, the health checks for pilots areconducted periodically and irregularly. All violations are strictly handled.
The pilot on April 25 initially refused apre-flight drug test with his flight crew. He was then taken to a testing services facility in Hanoi’s Long Bien district and had samples takenfor rapid urine drug testing. The results showed that he tested positive forketamine, a synthetic drug./.
