Passenger jet pilot arrested in South Africa over 'fake licence'

The picture shows the cockpit of the new Airbus A 320 neo aircraft model. In South Africa, a pilot who worked for South African Airways for more than 20 years was arrested on March 11, 2019, police said, over allegations he flew large passenger jets without an advanced commercial flying license. AFP FILE   

In Summary

• SAA has said the falsehood came to light last November when an Airbus A340-600 plane he was co-piloting to Germany encountered turbulence and he had to perform a recovery manoeuvre.
• The crew were grounded and evaluated in line with safety procedures, and at that point the subterfuge was discovered, the airline said.
  SAA has said it will seek to recover "millions of rand" in wages from Chandler.

By AFP