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September 7, 2010 11:28 AM EDT
Investigating safety measures across the aviation industry in the aftermath of a recent plane crash in northeast of China that killed 42 people, the country’s civil aviation administration has found that more than 200 pilots possessed fake credentials, said a China Business News report citing a source close to the development.
The nationwide investigation followed the August 24 crash of a Brazilian-made Embraer 190 plane of the Henan Airlines which had 91 passengers and five crew members on board. The plane crashed while trying to land on a fog-shrouded runway and burst into flames
Shenzhen Airlines, parent company of Henan Airlines, employed 103 pilots with fake work histories, the report said. Further, the investigations have proved that airlines hired pilots with fake resumes during 2008-2009 when the industry was facing resource crunch, the report said.
Quoting the spokesperson of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the report said pilots were found guilty of falsifying flying histories have been punished.
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However, the causes of the plane crash haven’t been disclosed but the CAAC is conducting overall safety overhaul which also includes looking into the qualifications of pilots.
"The civil aviation administration should have stopped those who falsified their flying histories. If not, they are also to be blamed for their relaxed inner controls and lack of supervision over the airlines," said the report quoting Liu Weimin, aviation expert with the Civil Aviation Management Institute of China.
"The pilot's documentations to apply for a certificate to pilot commercial planes should be strictly audited by the administration. Random checks should be carried out by the authority to check on these pilots," Liu Weimin said.
Falsifying resumes would be dangerous to the whole aviation industry as it puts the lives of passengers at risk, besides violating the aviation law, he added.
Falsification of flying history is openly practised among pilots, said a China Daily report quoting an unnamed pilot who has three years of experience.
"The rapid expansion of China's civil aviation requires more commercial pilots, and the gap was usually filled up by those pilots who drive military aircraft but transferred to commercial flights," the pilot said. "These pilots were very likely to falsify their flying history in the military since it is hard to track and verify. By doing this, they can get promoted more quickly in flying commercial airplanes."
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