Pilot allegedly flew 900 flights without valid license: "Like a movie script"

Crime Air Canada pilot accused of flying over 900 flights without valid license: "Like a movie script" June 10, 2026 / 7:01 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google A former Air Canada pilot has been charged after flying for years without a proper license, Canadian police said Tuesday, in a case that investigators said mirrored a Hollywood screenplay.Geoffrey Wall, of Barrie, Ontario, is alleged to have operated as an airline captain between 2009 and 2025 without a license to fly large commercial passenger planes, according to Peel Regional Police.Police said he piloted more than 900 flights domestically and internationally without the required license. Air Canada confirmed that one of its pilots held a valid commercial pilot license, but was promoted to captain without the required airline transport pilot license.Deputy police chief Nick Milinovich alleged that 59-year-old Wall "has been flying for years misrepresenting himself and his credentials to his employer and regulatory officials using fraudulent licensing documents.""This is similar to a doctor that is licensed to practice family medicine but is doing brain surgery in their office," Milinovich said.The airline said a pilot was removed from active duty once it was discovered that he did not have the correct license, which was voluntarily reported to Transport Canada, the regulator. The pilot is no longer employed by the airline.In January, police launched a criminal investigation, known as Project Icarus, after Transport Canada initiated a review of the captain.  "Through the execution of a residential search warrant and other judicial authorizations, investigators obtained evidence indicating the accused allegedly deceived both his employer, Air Canada, and the federal civil aviation regulator, Transport Canada," police said in a statement.Investigators told the Toronto Star the details of the case "read like a movie script," referring to the 2002 Leonardo DiCaprio film "Catch Me If You Can.""Where have...