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Air Canada pilot accused of flying for 17 years without proper licence

Al Jazeera · Jun 10, 2026, 3:14 AM

Key takeaways

  • Former airline captain charged with fraud after allegedly commanding more than 900 flights without required credentials.
  • Police in Peel, Ontario, said on Tuesday that they had charged former Air Canada captain Geoffrey Wall with fraud and other charges following a four-month investigation.
  • The Peel Regional Police said Wall, 59, had used fraudulent pilot licences to command more than 900 domestic and international flights between 2009 and 2025.

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Former airline captain charged with fraud after allegedly commanding more than 900 flights without required credentials.

xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo An Air Canada Airbus A330-300 approaches for landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 7, 2022 [Armando Franca/AP]By John Power Published On 10 Jun 202610 Jun 2026A former airline pilot in Canada has been arrested for allegedly flying hundreds of flights without a proper licence for nearly 17 years.

Police in Peel, Ontario, said on Tuesday that they had charged former Air Canada captain Geoffrey Wall with fraud and other charges following a four-month investigation.

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