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William Chandler

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Through his forgery of a licence, William Chandler was able to better his salary, position himself higher in SAA’s pilots hierarchy and co-pilot bigger aircraft on international flights.
SAA

Fraudulent SAA pilot to appear in court

William Chandler was arrested on Monday following a charge laid against him by the airline after it discovered his licence was forged

  • Sabelo Skiti
3 min read
Wings clipped: SAA has tightened up on its procedures for checking pilot licences after a pilot was found to have forged one of his documents. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
SABELO SKITI

SAA licence fraud claims another scalp

A department head has been suspended for allegedly trying to cover up for the disgraced pilot

  • Sabelo Skiti
3 min read
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AFRICAN GLOBAL GROUP

Unembargoed: March 1 — 7

South Africa’s system failures: Paedophile allowed into the classroom, and SAA pilot flew for 25 years — with no licence

  • Staff Reporter
8 min read
Through his forgery of a licence, William Chandler was able to better his salary, position himself higher in SAA’s pilots hierarchy and co-pilot bigger aircraft on international flights.
SAA

Fake SAA pilot flew under radar

For 20 years he transported passengers without a licence, until a mid-air ‘incident’

  • Sabelo Skiti
6 min read