William Chandler, a senior South African pilot with South African Airways(SAA) has been asked to resign after it was discovered that he had flown commercial planes for over 20 years with a forged license.
He was discovered to have a fake airline transport pilot license following an investigation into an incident during a flight he piloted from O.R Tambo International Airport to Frankfurt, Germany.
The pilot had successfully completed all required safety training. However, it was found disconcerting that misrepresentations were made about the type of license that the pilot claimed to possess. The airline now wants Chandler, who joined them as a pilot in 1994 to pay back the money he had fraudulently earned.