A real-life aviation scandal sounds almost too wild to believe: a South African Airways pilot resigned after it was discovered he had been flying for over 20 years with a fake advanced pilot\u2019s license. William Chandler had worked his way up to flying long-haul international routes, but investigators later found he only held a lower-level commercial license\u2014and had allegedly forged documents to appear fully certified.\n\nThe truth only came out after a mid-flight incident triggered a deeper review of his credentials, exposing the fraud and sparking multiple investigations into how it went unnoticed for decades. The case raised serious questions about oversight in aviation\u2014and how someone could slip through the cracks in one of the world\u2019s most tightly regulated industries\u00b7