How was a former Air Canada pilot able to fly without a proper licence

Former Air Canada pilot Geoffrey Wall was able to fly without the proper licence for nearly 17 years by using forged paper credentials and exploiting a lack of real-time database cross-referencing between the airline and the federal regulator. While Wall was a fully qualified pilot holding a valid Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL), he did not possess the mandatory Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) required under Canadian law to act as a pilot-in-command, or captain, on large commercial passenger jets.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/today-explained--6659607/support.Don’t miss our latest episodes! follow us to stay updates with fresh news everyday. Let’s keep the support our podcast to serve update news entire the world!