KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8\u00a0(NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) and the\u00a0Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) have been formally given the letters Friday by the US Embassy on the reinstatement of the country\u2019s International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) rating to Category 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister Dr Wee Ka Siong said the letters were handed over by US Embassy to Malaysia’s economic counselor Dave Williams and economic officer Isaac Jenkins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is truly a huge boon for Malaysia and our aviation industry and I thanked Dave Williams and Mr Isaac Jenkins for coming to MOT to deliver the letters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis comes after the CAAM had completed all corrective actions to satisfy the US Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s strict safety requirements,\u201d he said in a Facebook posting Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wee said Williams had expressed the embassy’s admiration for the tenacity and fortitude shown by CAAM in resolving all the outstanding issues that brought Malaysia to Category 2 in November 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wee said both countries agreed that the reinstatement was made at the right time as aviation recovery takes off in earnest and more people yearn to travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI noted that the reinstatement also played a role in Malaysia retaining its Council seat in Part III of the International Civil Aviation Organisation Assembly on Oct 4. Several fellow ICAO member states have also applauded Malaysia\u2019s regaining Category 1 and wanted to learn from our experience in doing so during our many bilateral meetings in Montreal, Canada recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe economic counselor and I congratulated both the CAAM and FAA for this achievement and we look forward to working together further in aviation and transport while CAAM continues to work with FAA to maintain this position,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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