The episode opens with Principal Skinner telling Groundskeeper Willie that he plans to retire, with Martin discovering the secret and blabbing it to the entire school. While a tortured Krusty tries his hand at serious drama with a regional theater company, Marge convinces a judge to send Bart to a rehabilitation camp in order to try to cure him of pulling pranks. The brazen deception has echoes of the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, based on the supposedly true story of con man Frank Abagnale Jr.Īged just 17, Abagnale, adopted a variety of guises including airline pilot, doctor, lawyer, school teacher and federal agent before forging checks to amass a $2 million fortune.In a re-imagining of Stephen King's novel It, the entire faculty at Springfield Elementary School pranks Bart, forcing him to seek revenge by making them wear clown masks, only to cause the entire town to start fearing clowns, destroying Krusty's career. "Pilot integrity is at the heart of aviation safety and we will take all steps necessary to maintain that position." Jonathan Spence, general counsel at the CAA, said: "The Civil Aviation Authority's prosecution and the sentence imposed show that offences of this kind are taken very seriously by the Civil Aviation Authority and the courts. The fraudulent offences were carried out over a two year period from April 2016 to March 2018.Īfter pleading guilty to four charges of fraud and two breaches of the Air Navigation Order 2016 at an earlier hearing, Butfoy was handed a 12-month prison sentence at Snaresbrook Crown Court, east London, on Monday. The Telegraph was unable to reach the defunct airline for comment. "At no point was there any risk to customers or colleagues."Īer Lingus's regional carrier Stobart Air collapsed in June last year after running into financial trouble during the coronavirus pandemic. Neither British Airways nor the Civil Aviation Authority disclosed how long Butfoy was employed at the airline or how many flights he operated in that time.īritish Airways said in a statement: "The safety of our customers and crew is always our priority, and the fully-qualified pilot was suspended and an investigation launched as soon as BA CityFlyer became aware of discrepancies in his employment record. Butfoy fabricated documents including training certificateĪccording to the aviation regulator, Butfoy provided false information on his CV, including that he had held a private pilot's licence since 1998, and fabricated documents, including a training course certificate.īritish Airways insisted passengers were never put at risk and pointed out the 49-year-old holds a full pilot's licence.ĭocuments listed on Companies House in Butfoy's name show he previously ran a number of businesses offering private jet services. The British Airways-owned regional airline operates flights out of London City Airport to European destinations on its Embraer 190 aircraft capable of carrying up to 98 passengers.īut suspicions concerning Butfoy's performance were roused when he apparently plunged a jet into darkness while stationed at an airport in France, the Telegraph understands.Ī source told this newspaper Butfoy resigned following the launch of an investigation by the airline and later attempted to work for Irish airliner Stobart Air before the CAA was alerted. Butfoy was prosecuted by the Civil Aviation Authority after the scale of his deception was uncovered by aviation investigators.Īlthough a qualified pilot able to fly private jets, Butfoy falsely claimed to have flown 1,610 hours as a captain when he successfully applied for a job at BA CityFlyer. The 49-year-old was jailed for a year at Snaresbrook Crown Court after he admitted four charges of fraud. Catch Me If You Can: Pilot jailed for lying about flying experience to get British Airways jobĬraig Butfoy, from Kent, entered false details and altered entries in his flight logbook so it appeared he was more experienced than he wasĪ pilot managed to secure a job at British Airways after lying about his cockpit experience in a trick reminiscent of the Hollywood film Catch Me If You Can.Ĭraig Butfoy embellished his flying hours and fabricated his CV in a bid to gain employment at two airlines in a fraud which lasted almost two years.
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