This is a bit off the topic, but if you want to live in Asia and in particular in VN, you must deal with corruption at all level of dayly life. Purchasing a PhD degree is as easy as buying a fake Rolex or fake Evian bottle of water. Same goes for a Pilot licence, you have to pay 10 000$ US more for the left seat compared to the right seat.
The international and local Vietnamese media cover pages and pages hinting about corruption in VAC with things like this :
" The “shortcomings” in contracting pilots were announced by the aviation authority after it completed an inspection of VNA from November 10 to December 1.
The inspection of the carrier’s recruitment methods had been launched after controversy erupted over its hiring of a South Korean pilot who had apparently forged documents about his experience in flying Airbus 320 aircraft.
The Korean pilot failed to make a smooth landing when he was the co-pilot for a Vietnam Airlines flight in Busan, South Korea, in April. The Vietnamese chief pilot then had to take over the plane and landed safely." (
http://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/pa...ng-pilots.aspx)
Another one :
VietNamNet - Vietnam Airlines
Here again :
" Vietnam Airlines had breached its own regulations in recruiting foreign pilots, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has found... CAAV inspected documents of 55 foreign pilots that VNA hired in 2010 and 2011 and found that their CVs do not comply with required form, while other documents had not been notarized and translated into Vietnamese as required... VNA directly contracted two foreign pilots in 2010 and 2011 – Huynh Ly Phuong Dong and Yong Suk Lee, but CAAV’s Quality Safety and Security Agency did not participate in assessing the pilot’s documents as required, inspectors found.
(
Vietnam Airlines violating rules on hiring pilots - Vietnam news)
Many more news papers, websites, linked this recruitment flaws as another signs of corruption, arguing that the training was performed by VAC.
Airlines in Vietnam finding it difficult to recruit pilots despite high pay Vietnamese airlines struggling to recruit pilots - eTurboNews.com
VAC assured that they will review their recrutment and training procedures of about 140 pilots. One does not need to read between the line to catch that the recruitment of local pilots are better run and does not to be investigated ? A quick look in Vietnamese pilot files would reveal too much of their own corruption so that the official report on the investigation may be totally unreliable and loaded with lies.
How could he escape VN while suspected of forgery and potentially accused of criminel charges if his exit was not facilitated by some authorities ?
Does anybody know what were their conclusion main lines ?
Do they target expat pilots only or do they include locals as well ?
Did anybody got fired resulting from the investigation ?
Thanks +++, fly high.
BayBong.