Suzanne and Mark Ford with one of the Wessex Mk2 helicopters they claim were fraudulently grounded by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
A senior Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) inspector who played a critical role in a court battle involving the authority has admitted he did not have the qualifications he claimed.
Paul Mitchell Jones, a flight operations inspector, claimed on his CV that he had two advanced aviation qualifications relating to fixed wing and helicopter aircraft.
However, in a recent court affidavit he conceded he overstated his flying status, admitting he did not have an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL), for both aeroplanes and helicopters, as stated in his CV. In fact he had neither, alth…
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