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The fact that nearly a third of Pakistani pilots are known to have a fake license might have something to do with it. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nearl

The fact that nearly a third of Pakistani pilots are known to have a fake license might have something to do with it. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nearly-a-third-of-pakistan-e2-80-99s-pilots-are-flying-with-fake-licenses-and-e2-80-98don-e2-80-99t-have-flying-experience/ar-BB15YA63 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nearly-a-third-of-pakis...

Darmody 6y ago
1 of every 3 pilots have a fake license in Pakistan. It's mind blowing. https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2020/06/26/30-of-pakistani-pilots-have-fake-licenses-infographic/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2020/06/26/30-of-...
- simon1573 6y ago
  Worth noting that Forbes.com/sites/ are basically blog posts and not the same as de-facto Forbes.com
  - Darmody 6y ago
    Yeah, probably should've posted another link but the first one was from a news site I don't like and I didn't want to give them visits so I picked the next one. Anyway, Duck it and you will see it on several other sites.
sfjailbird 6y ago
This was very overblown in the media. The issue was with re-certifications after changes to regulations in 2012, with most pilots (many with decades of experience) apparently preferring a bribe rather than cramming for months for the re-certification exam. Still bad but it's not just random people off the street flying 777s.
- LoSboccacc 6y ago
  this assumes that their previous certifications were legit. now it might be the case that previously all certificate were given out properly and come 2012 corruption ramped 0 to 30% in a day, but I find that unlikely.
- chrisseaton 6y ago
  > many with decades of experience The article says that’s not the case. > He added those pilots “don’t have flying experience.”
- mannykannot 6y ago
  There is a reason why experience alone is not enough, and a big part is that serious emergencies are rare, so experience does not indicate preparedness. Furthermore, an environment where bribery is common practice raises doubts about everything.

Darmody 6y ago

1 of every 3 pilots have a fake license in Pakistan. It's mind blowing. https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2020/06/26/30-of-pakistani-pilots-have-fake-licenses-infographic/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2020/06/26/30-of-...

simon1573 6y ago
Worth noting that Forbes.com/sites/ are basically blog posts and not the same as de-facto Forbes.com
- Darmody 6y ago
  Yeah, probably should've posted another link but the first one was from a news site I don't like and I didn't want to give them visits so I picked the next one. Anyway, Duck it and you will see it on several other sites.

sfjailbird 6y ago

This was very overblown in the media. The issue was with re-certifications after changes to regulations in 2012, with most pilots (many with decades of experience) apparently preferring a bribe rather than cramming for months for the re-certification exam. Still bad but it's not just random people off the street flying 777s.

LoSboccacc 6y ago
this assumes that their previous certifications were legit. now it might be the case that previously all certificate were given out properly and come 2012 corruption ramped 0 to 30% in a day, but I find that unlikely.
chrisseaton 6y ago
> many with decades of experience The article says that’s not the case. > He added those pilots “don’t have flying experience.”
mannykannot 6y ago
There is a reason why experience alone is not enough, and a big part is that serious emergencies are rare, so experience does not indicate preparedness. Furthermore, an environment where bribery is common practice raises doubts about everything.