At least China is taking some action. Are India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Philipines and a host of other smaller countries in this region, weeding out the fakes?
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China aviation a safety time bomb, CAA exposes over 200 unqualified pilots
Update:07 Sep 2010
A security check on Chinese airlines has uncovered 200 pilots flying
with falsified qualifications, it emerged on Monday.
The Chinese Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) began the wide-ranging safety investigation in the wake of last month's air crash in Yichun, in which 42 people died.
Combing through the pilot records of China's major airlines, officials discovered over 200 pilots who had falsified their qualifications, in some cases fabricating their flight experience.
A number of the pilots have now been suspended until further notice, the state media reported. The CAA is also planning to introduce a compulsory new set of exams for all flight staff and technical crew.
At least half the pilots with fraudulent records worked for Shenzhen Airlines, the parent company of Henan Airlines, which was involved in the Yichun crash.
The crash, when a Brazilian-made regional jet missed the runway at a small airport in the northern province of Heilongjiang, was China's first major air disaster for six years.
China Express Air, an airline based in Guizhou province, was ordered to suspend all operations on September 1 after a near-crash triggered safety concerns.
http://www.appletravel.cn/news-10369.html
China aviation a safety time bomb, CAA exposes over 200 unqualified pilots
Update:07 Sep 2010
A security check on Chinese airlines has uncovered 200 pilots flying
with falsified qualifications, it emerged on Monday.
The Chinese Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) began the wide-ranging safety investigation in the wake of last month's air crash in Yichun, in which 42 people died.
Combing through the pilot records of China's major airlines, officials discovered over 200 pilots who had falsified their qualifications, in some cases fabricating their flight experience.
A number of the pilots have now been suspended until further notice, the state media reported. The CAA is also planning to introduce a compulsory new set of exams for all flight staff and technical crew.
At least half the pilots with fraudulent records worked for Shenzhen Airlines, the parent company of Henan Airlines, which was involved in the Yichun crash.
The crash, when a Brazilian-made regional jet missed the runway at a small airport in the northern province of Heilongjiang, was China's first major air disaster for six years.
China Express Air, an airline based in Guizhou province, was ordered to suspend all operations on September 1 after a near-crash triggered safety concerns.
