INDIA TIGHTENS UP PILOT LICENSING MONITORING AFTER FAKE PERMIT SCANDAL
September 1st, 2012
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, IN NEW DELHI
INDIA'S aviation authorities have tightened the monitoring of Indian pilots' qualification procedures after a major pilot licencing scandal forced the government to order several high level enquiries 18 months ago. In March 2011, nine Indian pilots working with domestic airlines were arrested to answer allegations that they had provided fraudulently amended examination marks while applying for their commercial pilot licences. In investigations staged by India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), some flying schools' ...
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