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Canadian Man Arrested For Posing As Pilot To Secure Hundreds Of Free Flights
Dallas Pokornik, a former Canadian flight attendant, is charged with wire fraud for faking pilot identity and obtaining free flights on several airlines.
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Indian skies safe despite 'fake' pilots, says regulator
It began with a dangerous landing and has resulted in 16 pilots being sacked. India's fake flying licence scam posed a severe challenge to the country's airline safety regulator.
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Son of former Rajasthan minister booked in 'fake pilots' scam
Former BJP minister Madan Dilawar's son is among four people booked by the Rajasthan anti-corruption bureau in connection with the 'fake pilots' scam. Madan Dilawar was the Minister for Social Justice in the Vasundhara Raje government. An FIR has been lodged against Pawan Dilawar for allegedly faking flying hours to get his Commercial Pilots Licen...
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Two more pilots arrested in fake licence scam
Two pilots working with private airlines were arrested today for allegedly procuring commercial flying licences using forged marksheets, taking the total number of people arrested in such cases to 17.The arrested pilots have been identified as Captain Param Prakash and Captain Anirban Sannigrahi, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ashok Chand sa...
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How corruption in fast-growing aviation industry is hurting nation
More than a dozen commercial pilots in India have been stripped of their licenses and a top airline safety official has been suspended after a government investigation uncovered widespread fraud and corruption in the booming aviation industry.Several of India's private carriers, as well as its state-run airline, Air India, have fired active pilots ...
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'Fake pilot' probe: Top DGCA official relieved of duty pending inquiry
The probe into the 'fake pilots' probe has now reached the top echelons of aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).RS Passi, the joint director of DGCA has been relieved of his duties pending probe into his role into his daughter procuring a fake pilot license.Mr Passi is the father of Garima Passi who quit SpiceJet airl...
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Can you fly? Prove it on camera
With more and more 'fake' pilot cases being unearthed every day air travel is fast ceasing to be a joyride. Now, after facing flak on the issue from all quarters, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to put its examination wing under CCTV surveillance.DGCA has a special examination wing called Central Examinat...
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Two more fake pilots, tout arrested
Every day, fresh cases of fake pilots being found and arrested seem to be coming up. The arrests of the latest fake pilots, Abhishek Kaushik and Hiren Nagar, have led the Delhi police to a new angle of the racket in Gujarat. Kaushik and Nagar, both in their mid-twenties, met during training at a flying school in Indore. Nagar later led Kaushik...
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Where are all the fake pilots, asks Delhi police
The Crime Branch of Delhi Police on Monday issued a lookout notice against three pilots and a flying instructor for their involvement in the fake pilot licence scam."We have issued a lookout notice against flying instructor Deepak Atslar, pilots Bhupinder Singh, Syed Habib Ali and Swarn Singh Talwar. Habib and Swarn were supposed to be working with...
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'Fake pilots' scam: Police issue lookout notice against 4
Intensifying its probe into the 'fake pilots' scam, the Delhi Police has issued a lookout notice against three pilots and a flying instructor to ensure that they have not fled the country.The lookout notices were issued by the Delhi Police's crime branch against pilots Swaran Singh Talwar of MDLR, Syed Habib Ali and Bhupinder Singh for allegedly be...
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Canadian Man Arrested For Posing As Pilot To Secure Hundreds Of Free Flights
Dallas Pokornik, a former Canadian flight attendant, is charged with wire fraud for faking pilot identity and obtaining free flights on several airlines.
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Indian skies safe despite 'fake' pilots, says regulator
It began with a dangerous landing and has resulted in 16 pilots being sacked. India's fake flying licence scam posed a severe challenge to the country's airline safety regulator.
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Son of former Rajasthan minister booked in 'fake pilots' scam
Former BJP minister Madan Dilawar's son is among four people booked by the Rajasthan anti-corruption bureau in connection with the 'fake pilots' scam. Madan Dilawar was the Minister for Social Justice in the Vasundhara Raje government. An FIR has been lodged against Pawan Dilawar for allegedly faking flying hours to get his Commercial Pilots Licen...
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Two more pilots arrested in fake licence scam
Two pilots working with private airlines were arrested today for allegedly procuring commercial flying licences using forged marksheets, taking the total number of people arrested in such cases to 17.The arrested pilots have been identified as Captain Param Prakash and Captain Anirban Sannigrahi, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ashok Chand sa...
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How corruption in fast-growing aviation industry is hurting nation
More than a dozen commercial pilots in India have been stripped of their licenses and a top airline safety official has been suspended after a government investigation uncovered widespread fraud and corruption in the booming aviation industry.Several of India's private carriers, as well as its state-run airline, Air India, have fired active pilots ...
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'Fake pilot' probe: Top DGCA official relieved of duty pending inquiry
The probe into the 'fake pilots' probe has now reached the top echelons of aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).RS Passi, the joint director of DGCA has been relieved of his duties pending probe into his role into his daughter procuring a fake pilot license.Mr Passi is the father of Garima Passi who quit SpiceJet airl...
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Can you fly? Prove it on camera
With more and more 'fake' pilot cases being unearthed every day air travel is fast ceasing to be a joyride. Now, after facing flak on the issue from all quarters, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to put its examination wing under CCTV surveillance.DGCA has a special examination wing called Central Examinat...
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Two more fake pilots, tout arrested
Every day, fresh cases of fake pilots being found and arrested seem to be coming up. The arrests of the latest fake pilots, Abhishek Kaushik and Hiren Nagar, have led the Delhi police to a new angle of the racket in Gujarat. Kaushik and Nagar, both in their mid-twenties, met during training at a flying school in Indore. Nagar later led Kaushik...
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Where are all the fake pilots, asks Delhi police
The Crime Branch of Delhi Police on Monday issued a lookout notice against three pilots and a flying instructor for their involvement in the fake pilot licence scam."We have issued a lookout notice against flying instructor Deepak Atslar, pilots Bhupinder Singh, Syed Habib Ali and Swarn Singh Talwar. Habib and Swarn were supposed to be working with...
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'Fake pilots' scam: Police issue lookout notice against 4
Intensifying its probe into the 'fake pilots' scam, the Delhi Police has issued a lookout notice against three pilots and a flying instructor to ensure that they have not fled the country.The lookout notices were issued by the Delhi Police's crime branch against pilots Swaran Singh Talwar of MDLR, Syed Habib Ali and Bhupinder Singh for allegedly be...
