One of two commercial pilots arrested in Scotland on suspicion of being intoxicated before a trans-Atlantic flight graduated from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
Carlos Licona, 45, and Paul Brady Grebenc, 35, both United Airlines pilots, were taken into custody by police at Glasgow Airport on Saturday morning.The two first officers are suspected of being intoxicated before they were to fly 141 passengers from Scotland to New Jersey. They appeared in a Scottish court Monday and were released on bail.
United Airlines said Saturday’s flight from Glasgow to the U.S. city of Newark, N.J., was delayed for 10 hours while the airline sought replacement pilots, according to The Associated Press.
“The two pilots have been removed from service and their flying duties,” United spokeswoman Erin Benson said. “We are cooperating with the authorities and will conduct our own investigation as well. The safety of our customers and crew is our highest priority.”
Grebenc is a 2005 graduate of the Air Force Academy, according to an academy spokesman.
