Air Canada pilot arrested for allegedly flying without proper license

A senior Air Canada pilot has been released after being arrested on fraud charges for allegedly flying thousands of passengers on hundreds of flights without the proper license, officials told ABC News.

Canada's Peel Regional Police will hold a news conference Tuesday to share more details of "Project Icarus," a fraud investigation that led investigators to the pilot. The probe started after a random certification check turned up inconsistencies, officials said.

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