Fake pilots lose their licences

FIFTEEN pilots have lost their licences to fly after Indian authorities found they had lied about their flight experience.

All the pilots were granted licences by a flying school in the north-west state of Rajasthan, a civil aviation revealed.

Police have arrested four pilots with fake licences in the past fortnight, leading to concerns about unqualified pilots gaining access to passenger jets.

Aviation authorities have ordered officials to check the documents of all airline pilots in the country. They also plan to examine flying school procedures.