Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority and Department of Transport and Regional Services has requested submissions for a review into aviation drug and alcohol testing. The review follows the September 2002 fatal crash of a Piper Cherokee Six in Queensland. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommended the review after it found the pilot had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.081%, with a presence of inactive metabolite of cannabis and an analgesic preparation. Unlike the USA and the UK, Australia does not have a drug and alcohol testing programme for the aviation industry.
Source: Flight International
