*The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has uncovered a network, comprising ofits employees and some pilots, allegedly involved in the fake pilotlicenses scam.*
The Authority is carrying out raids for the two accused allegedly involvedin the scam after it emerged that some of the aviation employees were usingtheir frontmen to collect money for the fake licenses.
It was revealed that license branch employees allegedly received hundredsof thousands of rupees from each pilot for a paper and in return, anotherperson was allowed to sit in place of the pilot, ARY news citing itssources reported.
The Authority has acquired remand of some of the license branch officialsand pilots and also expanded investigation circle.
It has also been decided to register FIRs against these elements.
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It is worth to mention here that CAA on January 27, adopted effectivemeasures to remove the concerns of the International Civil AviationOrganization (ICAO) regarding the issuance of pilots’ licenses.
The ICAO had identified Significant Security Concerns (SSCs) regarding thepersonnel licensing and training in relation to the licensing of pilots andsought a response from the country’s aviation authority till February 3.
