Indian Aviation and Dirty Politics and Cheating At It's Best !
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Indian Aviation and Dirty Politics and Cheating At It's Best !
What A MESS !! 
The Sunday Express
Indian aviation and dirty politics at its best..
New Delhi: Barely a week after the Directorate General of Civil
Aviation decided to suspend operations of a high-profile pilot-
training academy after its inquiry found fraud and forgery in the
manner in which flight-test certificates were being issued to
aspiring pilots, the Ministry of Civil Aviation stepped in and
reversed the decision. This despite the police saying that the
scandal has "grave security and criminal implications. "
The probe began in October last year when the Pune police moved in
against the five-year-old Carver Aviation Academy in Baramati, the
constituency of Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar.
Police action came after Carver CEO Marc Carvalho — a former Air
India purser — filed a complaint against his Chief Flying Instructor
Captain A Taxali of financial irregularities. Taxali and three other
senior employees were arrested and released on bail.
But that complaint was just scratching the surface.
For, a high-level DGCA inquiry has indicted the CEO holding
him "responsible" for a sweeping range of irregularities including
issuing fraudulent flight certificates to 25 pilots, forging
signatures and approvals.
These pilots, who completed their training in flight schools in USA
and Canada, enrolled at Carver for their "conversion tests," needed
for getting the DGCA licence to fly in India. Each of them paid Rs
3.2 lakh as fees. Now they, too, have been named as "accused" and
have got show-cause notices by the DGCA which has called for their
licences to be cancelled.
The DGCA's 23-page investigation report, obtained by The Sunday
Express, and submitted to the Ministry on January 4 was categorical
in its indictment: It called for prompt cancellation of all
approvals to the academy as well as of all licences issued to
pilots, even the one issued to the Chief Flying Instructor.
Despite this, on January 11, the Ministry over-ruled the DGCA: "The
investigation report has been examined along with the representation
made by Carver Aviation Academy and it has been decided that
suspension of flying training approval of the Academy may be
revoked." This directive, signed by Under Secretary S R Parasher
ends with, "This has the approval of Honourable Minister of Civil
Aviation (Praful Patel)."
When asked about the Ministry's move to over-rule the DGCA's
findings, DGCA chief Kanu Gohain told The Sunday Express: "The DGCA
investigations were done by an independent committee but when the
Ministry issues us instructions to revoke the suspension of
authorisation, we have to listen to their instructions. "
He added that the DGCA was taking "very serious" note of the lapses
and was in the process of putting warning stickers on the licences
of the pilots, many of whom are said to have already landed jobs as
full-fledged pilots
Also I've seen another report in a Bangalore local rag (copy on the net) of a flying school so called owner "Captain Krishna Prahanth" 
in Bangalore has taken off with several lakhs of students money promising a US course. His outfit was named "Careers Aviation Institute" who claimed to be in connection with "Airgo Inc" in the US. Apparently it's somewhere around 47 lakhs that's gone to the Kapitan himself.
In India these things were seen in areas of "Tree Growing and Double your money" where not even a weed existed,,,,, also in areas of "We'll send you to the Gulf for a Great ! job but pay us the money first so we can disappear"
But, for heavens sake not in Aviation please.... it'll simply end up in people dying
As for the former issue, As long the politics is seen as a business and Ministers have "I'm God" attitude this'll never bloody change and will see disaster at the cost of innocent public
Hope these things get National coverage there so these guys are unable to move states and do it all over again, because they will !
Naughty Naughty
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The Sunday Express
Indian aviation and dirty politics at its best..
New Delhi: Barely a week after the Directorate General of Civil
Aviation decided to suspend operations of a high-profile pilot-
training academy after its inquiry found fraud and forgery in the
manner in which flight-test certificates were being issued to
aspiring pilots, the Ministry of Civil Aviation stepped in and
reversed the decision. This despite the police saying that the
scandal has "grave security and criminal implications. "
The probe began in October last year when the Pune police moved in
against the five-year-old Carver Aviation Academy in Baramati, the
constituency of Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar.
Police action came after Carver CEO Marc Carvalho — a former Air
India purser — filed a complaint against his Chief Flying Instructor
Captain A Taxali of financial irregularities. Taxali and three other
senior employees were arrested and released on bail.
But that complaint was just scratching the surface.
For, a high-level DGCA inquiry has indicted the CEO holding
him "responsible" for a sweeping range of irregularities including
issuing fraudulent flight certificates to 25 pilots, forging
signatures and approvals.
These pilots, who completed their training in flight schools in USA
and Canada, enrolled at Carver for their "conversion tests," needed
for getting the DGCA licence to fly in India. Each of them paid Rs
3.2 lakh as fees. Now they, too, have been named as "accused" and
have got show-cause notices by the DGCA which has called for their
licences to be cancelled.
The DGCA's 23-page investigation report, obtained by The Sunday
Express, and submitted to the Ministry on January 4 was categorical
in its indictment: It called for prompt cancellation of all
approvals to the academy as well as of all licences issued to
pilots, even the one issued to the Chief Flying Instructor.
Despite this, on January 11, the Ministry over-ruled the DGCA: "The
investigation report has been examined along with the representation
made by Carver Aviation Academy and it has been decided that
suspension of flying training approval of the Academy may be
revoked." This directive, signed by Under Secretary S R Parasher
ends with, "This has the approval of Honourable Minister of Civil
Aviation (Praful Patel)."
When asked about the Ministry's move to over-rule the DGCA's
findings, DGCA chief Kanu Gohain told The Sunday Express: "The DGCA
investigations were done by an independent committee but when the
Ministry issues us instructions to revoke the suspension of
authorisation, we have to listen to their instructions. "
He added that the DGCA was taking "very serious" note of the lapses
and was in the process of putting warning stickers on the licences
of the pilots, many of whom are said to have already landed jobs as
full-fledged pilots
in Bangalore has taken off with several lakhs of students money promising a US course. His outfit was named "Careers Aviation Institute" who claimed to be in connection with "Airgo Inc" in the US. Apparently it's somewhere around 47 lakhs that's gone to the Kapitan himself.In India these things were seen in areas of "Tree Growing and Double your money" where not even a weed existed,,,,, also in areas of "We'll send you to the Gulf for a Great ! job but pay us the money first so we can disappear"
But, for heavens sake not in Aviation please.... it'll simply end up in people dying
As for the former issue, As long the politics is seen as a business and Ministers have "I'm God" attitude this'll never bloody change and will see disaster at the cost of innocent public
Hope these things get National coverage there so these guys are unable to move states and do it all over again, because they will !
Naughty Naughty
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Even today, 6 decades after the British left India, the Masters (Ministry in this case) & slaves (DGCA in this case) syndrome exists very evidently in all spheres of life in India. The country is supposed to be finding its 'place in the sun' in the 21st century but with this attitude if it does so even in the 23rd century, it would be a miracle.
And this was done with the approval of Honourable civil aviation minister. How much honour it brings the country is left to anyone's imagination.
Aeronotix.
And this was done with the approval of Honourable civil aviation minister. How much honour it brings the country is left to anyone's imagination.
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Crikey,
Imagine getting a License without passing a Test, WOW
And then a Job,
Er Hello can some one point me where the Auto pilot Switch is
Jokes apart, this is quite Serious issue, Students getting ripped off, It is expensive getting a License I hope they arrest this so called Flying school Owner, And investigate the Allegations
The Names of the chaps in Carver aviation is very apt
Capt Taxali involved in Financial irregularities (tax and Finance who would have thought )
One question though, How much is a Lakh?
Imagine getting a License without passing a Test, WOW
And then a Job,
Er Hello can some one point me where the Auto pilot Switch is
Jokes apart, this is quite Serious issue, Students getting ripped off, It is expensive getting a License I hope they arrest this so called Flying school Owner, And investigate the Allegations
The Names of the chaps in Carver aviation is very apt
Capt Taxali involved in Financial irregularities (tax and Finance who would have thought )
One question though, How much is a Lakh?
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Doesn't surprise me one bit.......
Anyone know if Oxford/Cabair may introduce such a sceme?? I am sure it will be well received......a mate of mine has got 6000 hours on flightsim and is looking to be signed off.........
Anyone know if Oxford/Cabair may introduce such a sceme?? I am sure it will be well received......a mate of mine has got 6000 hours on flightsim and is looking to be signed off.........
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And here I've been looking all my career for a place where 'a reasonable man for a reasonable sum' could sign me off without all the bother of books and such... 
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The corruption is systemic.Once in a blue moon s**t hits the fan .This carvar guy filed a case for cheating initially against this taxali fellow but looks like all the skeletons are falling out.........
