US Airways CEO arrested for suspicion of DUI

[Sulako]

It's only suspicion at the moment, they don't have the blood test results back. Apparently he was driving home 2 other people who had too much to drink at a golf thing.


http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/16662293.htm

US Airways CEO arrested for suspicion of DUI
Airline spokesman: He's 'embarrassed beyond words'
Associated Press

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - US Airways chief executive Doug Parker was arrested on a drunken driving charge just hours after his airline's $9.8 billion bid for Delta Air Lines was rejected last week, police said Friday.

The airline has its largest hub in Charlotte, N.C.

Parker, 45, was pulled over at 11:30 p.m. Jan. 31 after leaving a party at the FBR Open golf tournament in Scottsdale, police Sgt. Mark Clark said. Parker was stopped for driving 20 mph over the posted speed limit of 45 mph.

According to a police report, Parker told police he had three beers during a two hour period. After taking roadside sobriety tests he was arrested and taken to a DUI (driving under influence of alcohol) task force post for booking and to have blood drawn for an alcohol-level test. Those results are not yet available.

Parker was not immediately available for comment Friday, but vice president of communications Elise Eberwein said late Thursday he "is embarrassed beyond words and knows more is expected of him."

Eberwein said Parker expects the blood tests will show he was not legally drunk at the time of the arrest. She said he was taking two friends home who had had too much to drink.

"Knowing Doug, I do know he would not get behind the wheel of a car if he felt too impaired to drive," Eberwein said.

Spokeswoman Andrea Rader said Friday morning the company may have further comment later in the day.

US Airways Group Inc. made a hostile bid for bankrupt Air Lines Inc. on Nov. 15. US Airways later raised its bid by nearly 20 percent in hopes of swaying Delta's official committee of unsecured creditors.

But the creditors rejected the offer on Jan. 31, and Parker pulled the bid within minutes of being informed of the move.

[petey]

[TerrainTerrain]

A show of hands. How many people have driven after 3 beers? Be honest. Not as many eye rolls, just as I thought.

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[Rubberbiscuit]

I am sure we are talking 3 (Donkey piss) AMERICAN beers here as well??

[Chantal]

They don't have the blood test results back, huh? I thought they use "breathalyzers" which tells the amount of alcohol in a person's blood?

Give the guy break. This should not even be in the news at this point.

[w squared]

#1. Three beers is what the police report said. I would imagine that the arresting oficer reported what he or she was told by Mr. Parker.

#2. Different places use different methods for determining blood alcohol levels. While breathalyzers are used widely in Canada, I don't believe that their use is anywhere near as prevalent in the US.

Why shouldn't this be in the news, Chantal? This man is a senior executive in an industry where thousands of lives depend upon sound decision making. Leadership by example is one of the fundamental requirements for effective leadership. If this man cannot make intelligent decisions about his own conduct, how can he expect the same from pilots that are ultimately answerable to him?

[short bus]

i've gotta wade in on this one. So according to you, a guy caught drinking and driving isn't important and doesn't bother you in one bit. Yet a picture of several "folk" sleeping on a sidewalk gets you up in arms. Methinks I detect somewhat of a double standard here. Can't wait to hear your response.

[2R]

If i had his money ,i would be in the back of the limo with my feet up planning my next aquisition over a pleasant little refreshment and in pleasant company.