Double vodkas BA pilot Julian Monaghan jailed for eight months

A British Airways pilot who drank three double vodkas on an empty stomach hours before he was due to take off has been jailed for eight months.Julian Monaghan, 49, was taken from the cockpit of his Boeing 777 in handcuffs after some of his 300 passengers had begun to board at Gatwick on 18 January.Police were alerted after technician Verity McAllen, who had been checking the Boeing 777 prior to its departure for Mauritius, smelt alcohol on Monaghan's breath.