When the employer goes dark, who can still prove your qualifications?
When an airline stops operating, your license survives but its training records may not. What pilots, mechanics and cabin crew can still prove, and how.
When an agent fills the form, what anchors the proof?
Agents now produce and send convincing documents. Learn what a fingerprint recorded at issuance proves, and what it still cannot tell you.
The checkride prosecutors say never flew: what a certificate record proves
Federal prosecutors allege checkrides were faked for two Oakland police pilots. Learn what a registry entry proves and what it cannot.
Amazon says it paused 21 Air. What can a customer actually verify?
Amazon says it paused operations with 21 Air after the Miami runway overrun. What a shipper can verify on a contracted carrier, against which issuer and when.
Garg Aviation reported suspended: what a flight school's records are worth now
Press reports say India's ministry suspended Garg Aviation's operations after a fatal crash. What pilot licenses and training records are worth now.
FAA temporary pilot certificate: when the permanent card is late
Your FAA temporary certificate has an expiration date. Check the application, contact the right office and prepare evidence before the permanent card arrives.
Aviation Paperwork: Check Who Issued the Document
A convincing aviation document still needs an issuer check. Find an independent contact, confirm its reference and scope, and record the answer.
A Certificate Was Valid Yesterday. How Do You Check It Today?
Learn how to check a certificate for use today, distinguish an unchanged file from current status, and record what still needs confirmation.
Can You Verify Certificates Without Their Platform?
Learn what to export and test before changing a certificate platform, using a fictional design studio and clear limits on blockchain proof.
A training record is not an FAA mechanic certificate
Learn what a training record proves, how FAA test access differs from mechanic certification, and which evidence a school or employer should request.
GPT-6 Astra Document Review: What It Cannot Prove
Legora reports Astra reviewed 41 financial documents in minutes. Learn how aviation teams can use a first pass while checking the evidence separately.
Fake employee ID fraud: what a jumpseat check must establish
A guilty plea establishes fake-ID travel fraud, not cockpit entry. Learn why a badge alone cannot establish current employment or flight-deck access.
Pakistan Pilot Licenses: Check the Current Status
An old pilot license copy cannot show every later status change. Check the issuing authority, match the permission to the role, and keep a dated answer.
FAA proposes a $60,000 Lycoming penalty: what to check after maintenance
The FAA proposed a $60,000 Lycoming penalty over four engines. Learn what a maintenance release covers and how to resolve a gap in the supporting records.
Lycoming AD 2026-17-10: check the engine, pin and release form
The Lycoming piston pin AD takes effect September 14. Check model, serial number, pin and release form, then use the inspection and replacement limits.
3D-printed aircraft parts: check approval before installation
The MadeByMike3D notice concerns production approval, not simply lost paperwork. Check the part, its approval route and its installation eligibility.
Buying a used aircraft: check the records alongside the inspection
A pre-purchase review needs both aircraft inspection and reliable records. Check the required history, resolve gaps and agree what transfers at the sale.
Before accepting an annual inspection, check who signed it
A real mechanic certificate number can be used by the wrong person. Check the signer, certificate and inspection authority before relying on an annual.
Project Icarus allegations: checking a pilot's license for the role
Police allege a former Air Canada captain lacked the required license. Learn how to check license privileges, identity and current supporting records.
Can You Check Aviation Certificates During a Cyberattack?
Learn what an aviation team should retain and test to check certificate evidence during an outage, with clear limits on what the proof establishes.
AOG Technics, three years on: checking the records behind a part
The AOG Technics sentence and EASA's updated stolen-parts alert explain why receiving teams must check the issuer, the records and the physical part.
GA Telesis and blockchain parts traceability: what buyers should check
GA Telesis proposes digital records for aircraft parts. Learn what its announcements establish and how to test a supplier's traceability claims.