Kim Tea Hun falsified flying hours

Vietnam Airlines later requested Hun to resubmit his documents. Hun said that he would have to return to Indonesia in order to get proper verification from Batavia Air. He left in August, but never returned to Vietnam. 

Vietname Airlines then reported the case to the human resources broker, Direct Personnel International (DPI), who recruited Hun for the position of copilot in the first place. Because Hun broke his contract with the airline, DPI had to pay a fine of USD8,000.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) submitted a request to Batavia Air for the copilot's qualifications. In response,  Elly Simanujuntak, PR manager for Batavia, said that Hun had never served the 680-hours in flying time on an A320, adding that he got one session on a A320 simulator for training purposes, and less than 200 hours on a Boeing 737.

Vietnam Airlines claimed that it crosschecked all of Hun's documentation before seeking his certification and license from the CAAV.

The Flight Safety Standards Department, under the CAAV, also checked all his documents, and he successfully passed his tests. 

According to the CAAV, Kim Tae Hun falsified his documents in order to be employed by Vietnam Airlines. 

Under aviation regulations, Airbus 320 pilots who have flown more than 500 hours are offered higher salaries.