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Bloomberg reports that South African Airways (SAA) has laid fraud charges against a former pilot after finding out that he operated international flights with the wrong type of license.
SAA was seeking to reclaim “millions of rand” paid to the aviator on the assumption that he held an Airline Transport Pilot License, it said in a statement Friday. Following an incident involving a flight to Germany last year, it was found that he possessed only a basic Commercial Pilot License. Airlines require the more comprehensive APTL license for international flights. The state-owned carrier’s spokesperson Tlali Tlali indicated: “SAA has suffered actual financial prejudice and has opened a criminal case of fraud against that pilot. Necessary steps will be taken to recover the money unduly paid to him. These include salary, overtime and allowances.” To prevent other pilots from flying without an ATPL license, SAA says it will now obtain all pilot qualification certificates directly from the examination authority. It’s also submitted all current pilot licenses to the SA Civil Aviation Authority for checks.
- Read the original report by John Bowker in full at Moneyweb
- Read too, SAA pursuing fraud charges against former pilot for false claims regarding licence, at Engineering News
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