A Virgin Atlantic pilot was fired on the spot after airline bosses discovered she was moonlighting and dealing for one more airline on her days off. First Officer Danica Theuma flew for Virgin, which operates a strictly lengthy haul route community. Unbeknownst to the corporate, she was additionally piloting planes for KM Malta Airways which flies to 17 locations round Europe. The utmost flying time for a business pilot is 100 hours of flight time in any month, or 900 hours per calendar 12 months, based on Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority. Whereas worldwide requirements are related, the restrictions utilized in Europe and the UK are amongst the strictest on the earth to make sure pilots don’t develop into considerably fatigued with compulsory relaxation intervals to make sure they’re able to focus correctly. First Officer Danica Theuma, a pilot for Virgin Atlantic pilot has been fired on the spot after airline bosses discovered she was moonlighting and dealing for one more airline on her days off Theuma was a coaching pilot on a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 plane, pictured (file picture) However Theuma, in a serious breach of air security and professionalism, appeared to place the protection of her passengers on each airways in danger – opting as a substitute to work further flights on days when every airline believed she would have been resting and on a day without work. Theuma was sacked instantly by Virgin Atlantic after they discovered about her twin employment solely by probability. In the meantime, Malta’s new state-funded air service, KM Malta Airways, initially suspended her however has since reinstated her to the cockpit, permitting her to proceed to fly for the airline.A veteran pilot instructed The Shift  each pilot at KM Malta Airways is conscious of the incident with many aghast that the flag service determined to maintain her on the books.Extremely, Theuma was capable of juggle her schedule between each airways that will see her making a prolonged three-and-a-half hour commute from Malta again to London Heathrow, earlier than embarking on one other abroad journey with Virgin.Virgin’s long-haul route community means the typical flight instances are round 10 hours. It’s believed Theuma had been doing double obligation at each airways since a minimum of December 2023, till she was caught in Could. Theuma, left, as a substitute of observing her compulsory relaxation intervals, was utilizing the time to journey to London Heathrow to fly Virgin Atlantic planes out of Heathrow Airport First Officer Theuma remains to be employed working for KM Malta Airways the place she flies Airbus A320 plane, pictured (file picture) Fatigue has been confirmed to be a contributory consider a lot of air accidents and incidents over the 12 months, however its penalties for aviation security are sometimes underestimated. Based on a Time Journal examine, 18 hours with out sleep can have the identical affect on the human physique as severely as heavy ingesting. A current report by the European Cockpit Affiliation additionally famous how sufficient sleep and relaxation are important to permit the physique to recharge. ‘Sleep deprivation could cause confusion, disorientation and hallucinations, which aren’t welcomed in a cockpit or in a flight security programme,’ the ECA wrote.’Certainly, as sleep deprivation will increase, the chance of error will increase and security is compromised. A fatigued individual typically can not diagnose an issue and decide as to find out how to rectify it.’ Theuma broke worldwide security guidelines that impose strict regulatory constraints relating to obligation instances and relaxation intervals to make sure passenger and crew security Danica Theuma is seen receiving her airline transport pilot license (ATPL) idea certificates at Malta Aviation Museum in December 2017 Virgin Atlantic instructed DailyMail.com that Theuma had been coaching with the airline however that their contract was terminated throughout their coaching interval.A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson stated, “The protection and safety of our prospects and our crew is at all times our prime precedence. While we’re unable to share full particulars of instances, we will verify that the person’s contract was terminated throughout their coaching interval as they didn’t meet the excessive requirements we require.’Throughout their coaching interval, we had been unaware that the person was employed elsewhere.’No remark has been made by KM Malta Airways or the pilots union, ALPA, regardless of being totally conscious of Theuma’s conduct.