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Now that’s a funny title, isn’t it? If the pilot is removed from the flight, then who’s flying the plane?
That’s exactly what happened on Continental flight 706, when the pilot showed up smelling of alcohol.

“The pilot was riding to the airport with several other employees, who reported smelling alcohol on the pilot’s breath. The employees alerted Continental Airlines management. The airline did not allow the pilot to get on the aircraft.”

Perhaps the pilot just got caught in the Europe’s latest war … (?)

Full story and video on Click2Houston.com.

Technorati : air safety, alcohol, continental airlines

European nations fight over what vodka is (by AP on Yahoo News)

“Rival groups fight for dominance in a booming world vodka market worth around $12 billion in annual sales…

Finland is aligned with Poland, Sweden and other traditional vodka producers around the Baltic Sea, who want the European Union to insist that only spirits made with traditional ingredients – barley grain and potato – should be allowed to carry the vodka label.

Pitched against them is a group led by Britain, the Netherlands, France and Austria – and backed by London-based multinational drinks producer Diageo – which take a more relaxed view of what can go into vodka, for example grapes, beets or citrus fruit“

This is the first war with Britain, France and Austria on the same side….

Technorati : Commerce, Europe, Trade Wars, Vodka, Vodka wars