This is a statement from Kenya Airways:
Our attention has been drawn to a news story circulating on online blogs and different social media platforms alleging that a Kenyan Pilot flew for Kenya Airways for 8 years without a Pilot’s license.
The General Public is advised to treat this as Fake News as no such pilot has ever flown for Kenya Airways.
All Kenya Airways pilots and crew go through very rigorous training, background, and security checks to ensure that they are qualified to operate.
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Further due diligence is conducted while vetting applicants including verification of documents from the institution where an applicant attended training KQ operates in a highly regulated environment with regular audits from several regulators across its network.
All pilot licenses are issued and renewed annually by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), upon establishing that the holder has met the required knowledge and experiences.
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