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PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtfM to General News@reddthat.comEnglish · 2 days ago

Pilot ‘used fake licence’ to fly tens of thousands of passengers on 900 flights for 17 YEARS

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Pilot ‘used fake licence’ to fly tens of thousands of passengers on 900 flights for 17 YEARS

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PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtfM to General News@reddthat.comEnglish · 2 days ago
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Pilot ‘used fake licence’ to fly tens of thousands of passengers for 17 YEARS
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A FORMER pilot has been accused of flying thousands of passengers on flights without a proper licence over the past 17 years. Ex-Air Canada pilot Geoffrey Wall, 59, from Ontario, forged credentials…
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  • radiouser@crazypeople.online
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    Fair play, give them their licence.

    • lauha@lemmy.world
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      The pilot was fully trained and had a valid commercial pilot licence, but did not have the ATPL required to operate as captain under Canadian regulations, according to Air Canada.

      • scutiger@lemmy.world
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        He was promoted to a role that he wasn’t licensed for

        • lauha@lemmy.world
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          Yes, that’s what the quote says. I posted it to clarify to people that he wasn’t a totally fake pilot trained on microsoft flight simulator

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    Badges… Badges? We don’t have to show you any stinking badges.

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    You see there was this mouse and this bucket of cream…

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