Former airline captain flew hundreds of flights without required licence: Peel police
Transport Canada fined the former captain $67,500 for 18 offences as police investigate alleged forged licensing documents and more than 900 flights.
- Peel Regional Police charged former Air Canada pilot Geoffrey Wall of Barrie, Ontario, with operating large aircraft without the mandatory airline transport pilot license between 2009 and 2025.
- Deputy police chief Nick Milinovich alleged Wall misrepresented his credentials during a 27-year career, flying more than 900 flights as captain without required certification.
- Air Canada stated safety was not compromised by the incident, noting all pilots undergo mandatory recurrent training every six months and certified Transport Canada check-pilot evaluations every 12 months.
- Wall was removed from active duty immediately upon discovery of the licensing issue, and Transport Canada subsequently fined the former captain while an active criminal investigation remains underway.
- Last year, 18 similar offenses involving flight permits in Ontario resulted in $67,500 in total fines, illustrating Transport Canada's ongoing enforcement of strict licensing regulations.
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