Licona was awarded in 2013 by the FFA for “setting a positive example” to other pilots.
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Grebnec, who grew up in Fort Collins, graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and served in the Air Force Reserve.
Grebenc is believed to be from Port Collins, Colorado.
“Five years global fixed wing flying experience”. The page also boasts “3200+ hours of Accident and Incident-free flying in high-performance fixed-wing aircraft”, which will probably have to be updated now.
The Police Service of Scotland said it arrested both pilots Saturday at Glasgow Airport and both men, aged 45 and 35, would be arraigned at a court in Paisley, a Glasgow suburb, to face charges connected to Britain’s transport safety laws.
The section of the Act relates to carrying out pilot function or activity while exceeding the prescribed limit of alcohol.
A spokesman for Glasgow Airport said: “We are aware of an incident whereby two crew members were arrested”.
The pilots were arrested Saturday morning as they tried to check in at Glasgow Airport.
The United Airlines flight was due to take off at 9am, but passengers were forced to wait nine-and-a-half hours before the plane took off with a replacement crew on the flight deck.
The men are expected to appear at Paisley Sheriff Court on the edge of Glasgow on Monday.
At a second hearing at the same court they were granted bail on condition they surrender their passports. The pilots were granted bail and the case has been continued.
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According to MirrorUK, United Airlines have already released a statement that the two pilots are removed from the service and flying duties until further pending investigations.
