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Dozens of Foreign Pilots Training Illegally at US Flight Schools
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Posted on 09/25/2006 10:56:22 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Dozens of Foreign Pilots Training Illegally at US Flight Schools
September 25, 2006 1:09 PM
Brian Ross and Eric Longabardi Report:
Apg_plane_060925_nr_1Dozens of foreign student pilots with questionable visas have been able to slip between the cracks and gain entry to American flight schools, federal officials tell ABC News.
The FAA says it is conducting an investigation of a number of flight instructors and schools, including one school which was attended by 9-ll hijackers Mohammed Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi.
An internal Homeland Security document obtained by ABC News, says the post 9-11 program to prevent terrorists from entering US flight schools has been marked by "confusion and misinterpretations."
Under the program, no foreign national can receive flight training in the United States without approval from the Transportation Security Administration.
In a July, 2006 memo, the TSA complains the program has been flawed because other agencies, including the Department of State, have provided "conflicting and ambiguous" information about whether applicants had valid visas for flight training.
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