Eighth arrest made in fake pilot scam New Delhi: Another pilot was arrested for using forged documents to acquire a flying on Wednesday.

Captain Swaran Singh Talwar was arrested in Delhi. He allegedly forged his marksheets to acquire the airline transport pilot license. Talwar was employed with MDLR airlines.

Police had earlier issued a lookout notice for him and two other absconding pilots.

Staying with that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has stepped in aggressively to check the menace....more    
09:27 AM, Apr 20, 2011

DGCA acts on fake pilot scam, removes top official

The disciplinary action was taken after Spicejet wrote to DGCA alleging nepotism on behalf of Passi. ...
08:53 PM, Apr 19, 2011

DGCA cracks the whip, senior official removed New Delhi: The DGCA has stepped in aggressively in the fake pilot scam as one of its top officials, the Director of flight operations RS Passi was removed from his post on Tuesday. The disciplinary action was taken after Spicejet wrote to DGCA alleging nepotism on behalf of Passi. The Spicejet complaint said that RS Passi's daughter Garima Passi got a job as a pilot with Spice Jet under "extraordinary...  
09:14 AM, Apr 19, 2011