Fake pilot examiners busted

7th August 2009

Poles have been taking to the air with a feeling of trepidation after six employees of the Civil Aviation Authority were detained following a corruption investigation into the examination system for pilots.


The dirty half-dozen were seized by members of the Anti-Corruption Bureau as they arrived for work following a formal corruption complaint made by a training company called Aviation Asset Management.

The suspects, including members of the of the Aviation Board of Examiners, stand accused of fixing pilots’ license exams in return for bribes.

Keen to nip in the bud any concerns the public may have over the competencies of pilots the Transport Ministry moved with haste to assure pas ...