Ex QR F/O in jail in Sri Lanka

[qatarpilot123]

Looks like an ex-Qatar Airways FO was arrested for supplying false documents, allowing him to get a job flying as a Captain at Sri Lankan!
If rumors are true, it was the same one who used to walk around with 3 bar epaulettes in his shirt pocket, claimed to fly for the German Air Force and had tea with the Amir for being the first expat to buy land at West Bay.

'Fake' airline pilot held over false papers (http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,26058,24087737-5014090,00.html)

I flew with G.B. before he left. Huge ego, small skills and smaller personality.
I believe we have had a few cases in the past and looking at the amount of people that will be required in the future I am sure we will get a few more.
I hope this is a lesson for QR to do background checks on all of our new hires before they start flying! And if any have falsified their details then Qatar Airways should follow what the Sri Lankan’s did and hand them over to the police!

[No_BS]

If it was him, then I am not surprised.
Just happy that nothing bad happened before he was found out.

There is a thread already started on the Rumours & News forum.

Fake Sri Lankan Airlines Captain (http://www.pprune.org/forums/rumours-news/336839-fake-sri-lankan-airlines-captain.html)

[loc22550]

The Famous.."call me G.B.A." sorry CPT GBA....! Indeed if true thats a new experience for him..he spent already a few days in jail in Qatar(car accident under the influence of alcohol), now in sri lanka,this time he might stay a little bit longer.

German Airforce and FIVE degrees in engineering he told me once..!:uhoh:

And for sure a master degree in Arrogancy!

Loc.

[Terri Wrist]

Free Free Freeeeee........ Capitan Backman:}

Wherever did he get the idea to forge his documents?

[Ashamasha]

Remember him bragging about his houses around the world..lol, & that 2 or 3-page article on Gulf Times...how hard he fell;)

[NG_Kaptain]

One of the recruiters here told me that they regularly find fakes applying for jobs.

[mamamia]

This person is spotted flying for a major company in the Middle East as a captain I guess he is looking to be sentenced for a long time

[mamamia]

It's the same dick GB he will get his punishment soon forging his license flying as a captain here will be punished with criminal act as this will never be tolerated Bachman bachman

[lospilotos]

This thread is 7 years old...

[mamamia]

Lier always be a lier bottom line he will be punished for his act

[mamamia]

He will be reported I guess that's the last time you hear about him he will be punished

[Southpole]

Are you guys talking about a 7 years old story or you know he came back again?

[too_much]

I can't say I blame Sri Lanken for this incident

Pilots have a duty of care to be honest about there credentials...

How would he feel if a surgeon lied about his experince just before he is about to carry out open heart surgery on you?

Honesty is the best policy.

[mamamia]

He is in the middl east flying as a captain in a major company on Airbus I spotted him in dammam I was horrified to see him flying in that part as I know him from qatar lazy lier and he forged his license was jailed in srilanka and now he is doing that in Saudi shame on you shame on you bachmann. Bachmann

[Fashour]

No one can proof it by official documents !!!

[CDRW]

Hmm ! a GB I know from GF days 20 plus years ago. South African fellow full of verbal garbage? Same one?

[FlyingCroc]

Nope not the same, this is the infamous GBA, a crazy German:}

[salamalikum2]

Der Kapitän " Call me GBA" !

[ironbutt57]

He's now at Saudia it seems...330 Capt....

[ironbutt57]

Not the infamous G.B. of Air Mauritius and Gulf Air fame I hope?

Yes...him it is indeed

[mutt]

Wow, what brought this up again?

He maintains that all of the above is just vindictiveness by his ex-wife.

[Trader]

Well, if it is the same fellow that used to take off his FO bars and replace them with captain bars when he was driving to and from work then I hardly think it is his ex-wife!

[ironbutt57]

forgot about that bit Trader...what a knob that guy was for sure...Mutt...did he tell you he was A-340 Capt at Mauritius?...(dispatcher actually)

[777boyo]

If this is the guy I think you're talking about, he also claimed to have been a 747 Captain at Iran Air prior to joining GF. Doing the maths indicated that he would have been about 19 at the time, so nobody took that claim seriously......... He must be approaching 65 by now, surely?