DGCA sweep unearths 26 pilots with fake documents
12 Apr 2011
New Delhi: India's civil aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has so far detected 13 pilots, six commanders and seven co-pilots who have managed their flying licences using unfair means.
The detection has taken place under an ongoing drive against widespread corruption and issuance of fake licenses at the DGCA's office.
Sources said the verification drive is almost complete, with the papers of another 31 commanders remaining to be checked, out of a total of 1,704 commanders.
The focus now shifts to verifying the documents of 6,331 co-pilots registered with the DGCA.
"We have checked 1,000 co-pilots' papers and come across seven instances where unfair means were used. Screening of other co-pilots will be completed at the earliest," DGCA chief Bharat Bhushan said.
The aviation ministry has started the process of revamping pilot examination system.
