Air Canada has pulled the wings of one of its captains.
Well actually he had no wings to pull.
The unnamed “captain,” as it turns out, was flying in the left seat without a license.
The best part is Air Canada officials say passengers weren’t endangered.
The airline, which did not name the pilot, claims he held a “valid commercial pilot license” but was promoted to captain without the required airline transport pilot permit.
Air Canada says the fake captain was removed from active duty once he was discovered and voluntarily reported to Transport Canada.
The pilot is no longer employed by the airline.
“Air Canada says safety was not compromised and an audit of its pilots found no other instances of non-compliance,” reports The Canadian Press via Yahoo.
“Safety was not compromised.Save that one for your next cocktail party.
