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Probe into fake pilots scam reveals flying schools fudged logbooksNew Delhi: Investigations into the fake pilot scam have revealed that several flying schools were ‘fudging log books’ to escalate the number of flying hours of pilots to get them licenses.The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is reportedly conducting an inquiry into the manipulation of logbooks by flying schools and records of the 50-60 requests processed by Pradeep Kumar are also being checked.Meanwhile, attempts are being made to arrest three more pilots and a Mumbai-based tout — Deepak Asatkar. Meanwhile, sources in the Crime Branch told TOI that "their investigations are also looking into the recruitment of pilots in all the airlines”."To get a license, a pilot needs to show a particular number of hours in training. Instead of flying, the pilots, with the help of schools, would manipulate logbooks to show this. We suspect that officials of various flying schools are involved in this. Presently, we are concentrating on these pilots. DGCA is looking into logbook fudging on its own,” said a source. 28/03/11 Neeraj Chauhan/Times of India |
