Israeli Transport Ministry Admits Reliance on Foreign Airlines' Declarations for Pilot Checks
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Ministry of Transport relies on foreign airlines for pilot checks.
- No independent verification is conducted by the ministry.
- Officials admit no absolute guarantee against future incidents.
- Guidelines for foreign airlines have been clarified.
The Israeli Ministry of Transport has admitted that its Security Department relies solely on declarations from foreign airlines and does not conduct its own checks on pilots entering the country. This admission follows sharp criticism regarding the ministry's responsibility for verifying pilots. Tamir Uri, Head of the Security Department, stated, "There is no 100% guarantee this won't happen again." Since a specific incident, the ministry has not taken further action beyond clarifying guidelines for foreign airlines. Ministry officials confirmed in a late-night conference call with journalists that they had not received specific names, underscoring their reliance on the airlines' statements.
Read the original at TheMarker
