Originally Posted by
sonicbum
Not the first case, won’t be the last, as long as we keep going hiring pilots with previous logbook copies.
All airlines should simply standardize their hiring documentation: certificate of command upgrade and certification of hours flown for every previous airline.
Better also on the pilot side so you don’t have to spend 1 hour to fill the company hours flown when applying for a position.
Can't recall any case of European pilots with fake documents
On the other hand, the crew of a learjet which crashed in Mexico City, had fake type rating, a South African pilot had a fake license which was discovered after an incident in Germany, industry of cheating pilot on exams in India, etc etc
EU AOC companies which hire ICAO pilots must be blacklisted both by pilots and passengers, at least until some formal measures will be taken, I am afraid only after accidents