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SloveniaCrime8 days ago

For almost 17 years, the pilot carried passengers with a fake license.

A former pilot for Air Canada is facing seven criminal charges after allegedly operating as a captain for nearly 17 years without the proper license. According to reports summarizing CNN's coverage, he flew over 900 domestic and international flights between 2009 and 2025, transporting tens of thousands of passengers. The irregularities were discovered during a routine review of his documentation in 2025. While he had a valid commercial pilot’s license, he apparently never obtained the specific license required for the role of captain. Air Canada stated that passenger safety was not endangered

Nekdanji pilot družbe Air Canada se sooča s sedmimi kazenskimi obtožbami, saj naj bi skoraj 17 let opravljal delo kapitana potniških letal brez ustrezne licence.

Po poročanju 24ur.com, ki povzema CNN, naj bi med letoma 2009 in 2025 opravil več kot 900 domačih in mednarodnih letov ter prevažal več deset tisoč potnikov, poroča 24ur.com.

Nepravilnosti so odkrili med rutinskim pregledom njegove dokumentacije leta 2025. Čeprav je imel veljavno licenco za komercialnega pilota, naj ne bi nikoli pridobil licence, potrebne za opravljanje funkcije kapitana. Po navedbah Air Canade varnost potnikov ni bila ogrožena, saj je pilot redno opravljal preverjanja usposobljenosti.

Nekdanji pilot se bo moral zaradi očitanih goljufij in uporabe ponarejenih dokumentov zagovarjati pred sodiščem konec junija, navaja 24ur.com.

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LokalecIndependentCenter8 days ago
For almost 17 years, the pilot carried passengers with a fake license.

A former pilot for Air Canada is facing seven criminal charges after allegedly operating as a captain for nearly 17 years without the proper license. According to reports summarizing CNN's coverage, he flew over 900 domestic and international flights between 2009 and 2025, transporting tens of thousands of passengers. The irregularities were discovered during a routine review of his documentation in 2025. While he had a valid commercial pilot’s license, he apparently never obtained the specific license required for the role of captain. Air Canada stated that passenger safety was not endangered

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