Murad "Shaiky" Ismail
Seems our intrepid ex-CAA inspector has become increasingly "Shaiky" of late. The Scopions recently Zumed and arrested him for bribery and corruption (15yrs min) in relation to the Navy flying. He is out on bail an scheduled to appear in court on 22 August 2005.
This saga of trying to fly the SAPS and Correctional Service teams to Canada is but the tip of the ice berg.
Not only did this flight not have a FOP, no clearance to enter Canada, Flight Crew who were not properly qualified, plans to exceed Flight and duty times, but .... listen to this...
Murad had the Swazi DCA issue himself with permission to serve as in flight relief crew on a DC10 when he admitted to the SAPS that he had not done a technical course (studied the notes he says) nor done any check ride. All this was issued on an Interlink letter head!!!
Worse yet, his Swazi ATPL now show him with a P1 for a DC10. And this from the man who wrote Louis Maloma's affidavit alledging ATPL exam fraud in 2000.
Rumour has it that it has become a bit too hot for that top cover from friends in the CAA and his AOC renewal may be under fire as they have discovered that his designated Safety Officer neither works for Interlink nor agreed to serve in this capacity.
Moreover, there is documentary proof floating about that the intrepid Murad flew a DC-9 on a Dept of Home Affair flight from Johannesburg-Lilongwe-Ndola-Luanda-Douala-Lagos-Accra in one day on 18 June 2005. Flight and duty time?? 18 hours plus for ex-CAA inspectors should be OK.
Does anyone know how he got a DC-9 rating on his South African license??
Things are getting shaikier by the day for our beloved inspector Ismail