GELANG PATAH, July 10 — A Royal Malaysia Police helicopter crashed this morning during an honour flypast during the Multilateral Nuclear Security Detection Exercise near Sungai Pulai here in Johor.

PUTRAJAYA, June 23 — The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) will be rationalised effective August 1, to bring the aviation regulatory functions under the CAAM alone.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The Transport Ministry (MOT) has said the sale of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) shares will not affecting security, based on the commitment and cooperation between the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM), MAHB, and the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to ensure the highest level of security.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The merger of the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) is expected in the second half of this year, said CAAM chief executive officer Datuk Captain Norazman Mahmud.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — The tentative date for the merger of the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) has been set and will be revealed later by the Transport Ministry.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 18 — The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has issued a safety directive, banning the use of smart baggage or rather ‘scooters’ as a mode of transportation, in airport aprons.

SINGAPORE, Oct 17 — Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand will launch a Regional Aviation Safety Data and Information Sharing Initiative by the end of the year to enhance aviation safety in the region.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) must continuously enhance its capabilities to improve safety, security, and capacity, ensuring it can meet emerging regional and global challenges.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — AirAsia is ramping up its flight operations to meet growing passenger demand and with its continuing fleet expansion by year-end, this will help meet demand for air connectivity.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The flying of drones without approval in celebration and parade areas nationwide has been banned from August 26 to August 31 in the run-up to the National Day celebrations this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has started a comprehensive review of Regulation 147 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 2016 on the operation of foreign-registered aircraft in general aviation.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The Dewan Negara approved two bills related to the aviation industry after the third reading today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — The Dewan Rakyat has approved the bill to amend the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia Act 2017 (Act 788).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke has refuted allegations that the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) merger is intended to ease the sale of Malaysia Airport Holding Bhd (MAHB) shares.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — The merger of the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) aims to reduce bureaucracy and improve the efficiency of the civil aviation service delivery system, especially in licensing services.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — The bill to amend the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) Act 2017 (Act 788) was tabled for the first reading at the Dewan Rakyat today.

IPOH, May 4 — The flight instructor and trainee of the Cessna 172 (9M ADA) type training aircraft that crashed in an oil palm plantation in Besout 2 Tambahan plantation in Sungkai today have been identified as Captain Shahrul Imran Surea, 26, and Ho Jia Lee, 20.

HULU SELANGOR, May 1 — The Transport Ministry (MOT) is closely monitoring the latest volcanic developments at Mount Ruang, Indonesia which was reported to have erupted three times yesterday, spewing lava with ash spreading as far as Malaysia.

SEPANG, April 29 — The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) will implement six service quality elements focused on queuing times as outlined in the Airports Quality of Service (QoS) Framework at key passenger checkpoints at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 (T1) and 2 (T2) in May.

PUTRAJAYA, April 6 — The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has conducted special purpose inspection at 19 domestic and international airports nationwide during the first two months of this year.