Mumbai: A recurrent feature of fraud cases involving airline pilots is that when these are unearthed, it is not because of the system put in place by the aviation regulator concerned. Be it in the country or abroad, these cases have largely come under investigation by accident or because of specific complaints sent to aviation authorities.
A Jet Airways pilot who had in October 2010 cleared the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) exams to become a commander was recently grounded after the regulator declared "invalid" the results of the said exam. The action was taken after an investigation found that the signatures appended to the answer sheets were distinctly different from the pilot's standard signature.
The case was investigated only because the regulator received a complaint about the alleged fraud.
Though the pilot denied the allegations, the director general recommended suspension or cancellation of his pilot's licence and initiation of criminal proceedings against him. He was debarred from appearing for pilot exams for three years.
06/10/13 Manu V/Times of India
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A Jet Airways pilot who had in October 2010 cleared the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) exams to become a commander was recently grounded after the regulator declared "invalid" the results of the said exam. The action was taken after an investigation found that the signatures appended to the answer sheets were distinctly different from the pilot's standard signature.
The case was investigated only because the regulator received a complaint about the alleged fraud.
Though the pilot denied the allegations, the director general recommended suspension or cancellation of his pilot's licence and initiation of criminal proceedings against him. He was debarred from appearing for pilot exams for three years.
06/10/13 Manu V/Times of India
