C got caught. Probably thousands like him out there. Some way more competent than their "legit" peers, some probably not. I guarantee each and every one of us knows someone who is not too dissimilar. Think about the pressure one is under to secure a job every time a daft Middle Eastern or Asian airline asks for a reference with a specific wording. Airline no longer around? Ummm.
Some years ago, a relatively large UK Tour Operator airline went bust, lets just say that a lot of references where written by friends for friends (after losing their jobs). What of that?
The industry is broken, regulators need to play a bigger part in tracking hours and jobs. The Chinese now do, with their centralised pilot licensing app. The airlines use an API to upload pilot hours to the authority. We laugh and mock them, but on this front they are years ahead.
Last edited by CW247; 13th Jul 2023 at 05:02.