50 Pilots in India Found to Be Drunk in the Past Year

India's civil aviation authority announced yesterday that it found 50 pilots to be drunk during pre-flight medical checks last year. Indian pilots are prohibited from drinking alcohol within 12 hours of flying. Because airlines have grown so quickly, pilots are often needed on short notice - hence, they had been drinking without knowing they'd be flying that day. A flight from Delhi to Patna was canceled on Saturday after a routine pre-flight check found that the pilot had been drinking.