A British Airways pilot has been jailed for fraud to get the job

A pilot has been jailed for fraud to get the job with British Airways. The British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said he lied about his flight hours to secure a position at the British Airways subsidiary BA CityFlyer and former Irish regional operator Stobart Air.

49 years old Craig Butfoy was accused of making false claims to continue his career as a captain with both carriers between April 2016 and March 2018.

Butfoy was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty in a regional court. The former pilot was tried on four separate charges of fraud and two breaches of the Air Navigation Order 2016, according to the CAA. British Airways also said that Butfoy had a full pilot’s license.