Two former America West pilots Christopher Hughes and
Thomas Cloyd were removed from an Airbus A319 in Miami on July 1, 2002,
and charged with operating a plane under the influence of alcohol.

They were in the cockpit as the aircraft was being
towed to the runway for takeoff from Miami International Airport on a
flight to Phoenix, Arizona. But after a security screener reported the
pilots were red-eyed, flushed and reeking of alcohol, air traffic
controllers ordered the plane back to the gate.

The jury were told that the pair had played pool at a
bar until 5 a.m. before the 10:30 a.m. flight and consumed 350 ounces
of beer between them, the equivalent of nearly 22 pint glasses (10
litres), after earlier sharing a bottle of wine with two flight
attendants.