Aeroflot has issued an apology about December's drunken pilot fiasco. And in typical Aeroflot fashion, it's pretty half-assed. How can they say they’re apologizing but still not admit that the pilot was drunk? A spokesperson told the Moscow Times, “We accept that his physical condition was not good,” once again implying that he’d suffered a stroke. Slurred speech and impaired walking, granted, are symptoms of both intoxication and stroke. But considering he celebrated his birthday the night before, which do you think it was? Add to that the fact that, when accused of being drunk, he turned sheepish and promised not to touch anything. It seems Aeroflot finds the prospect of being written off as drunk Russians so terrifying, they would rather have us believe that they’re letting stroke victims fly their planes.

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Ladies And Gentlemen, This Is Your Captain Drinking
Aeroflot Apologizes After Pilot Incident [The Moscow Times]