Whilst the SAR operations for the passengers and crew of QZ8501 are going on, on 4-1-2015 AirAsia flight QZ7633 from Bandung to Surabaya had engine problems.
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Day 2 of the missing MAS MH 370
On 9-3-2014 at 9 am there was a press conference by the Minister of Transport, YB Datuk Hishamudin Hussein and En Ahmad Jauhari Yahya (AJ) Group CEO of MAS spoke about “air turn back”, “CCTV footage of the two person used Austrian and Italian stolen passports” and “assets used for the search and rescue exercise”, HERE.
DCA failed to withdraw the AOC of FAX / AirAsia X in 2007 (Part 3)
DCA failed to withdraw the AOC of FAX / AirAsia X in 2007 (Part 1)
The Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of AirAsia X Sdn Bhd (AAX), formerly known as Fly Asian Express Sdn Bhd (FAX), should have been withdrawn by DCA in year 2007 when it gave up the Rural Air Services (RAS) in Sabah and Sarawak.
AirAsia’s X’mas Big Sale!
17-12-2012 @6:30 pm: Yours truly has been informed by YB Datuk Ismail Sabri, Minister of Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism, that his Ministry has taken the necessary actions to stop AirAsia from selling of tickets beyond 31 March 2013 as AirAsia’s AOC is only valid until 31 March 2013.
It has been widely reported in the newspapers recently that the Air Operation Certificate (AOC) of AirAsia has been granted by Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) for a six month period until March 31, 2013 due to failure to meet the regulatory requirement as reported in HERE. Normally, OAC is granted to an airline for a two years period. Up to this date, the said press report by the Sun Daily and New Strait Times have not been refuted by the management of AirAsia or denied by Minister of Transport or DCA.
AirAsia did not meet regulatory standard?
AirAsia granted 6 months to operate flights
21-11-2012 Questions Time: EXCO MAS berseteju menaja pasukan QPR
Updates @ 7 pm on 22-11-2012: (Dari Hansard yang belum disemak)
Dato’ Seri Kong Cho Ha: [Ketawa] Untuk menjawab soalan yang dibangkitkan oleh Yang Berhormat Wangsa Maju berkenaan dengan mengapa seorang penjawat DCA menerbangkan A380 yang dimiliki oleh MAS terus ke Kuala Lumpur. Untuk menjawab Yang Berhormat, ini sebenarnya dibenarkan kerana Kapten Sumali ini, beliau adalah seorang yang mahir dengan semua jenis pesawat yang beliau akan menentukan kelayakan juruterbang dan sebagainya. So ini adalah within the permission untuk beliau membawa balik dan menerbangkan A380 untuk meletakkan tafsiran kepada lesen pilot beliau.
Tuan Wee Choo Keong [Wangsa Maju]: Yang Berhormat Menteri, minta penjelasan sedikit. Kapten Sumali ini adalah seorang pegawai DCA. Tugasnya adalah untuk safety audit kapal terbang dan keselamatan yang lain. So itu bukan tugas dia. Persoalannya adalah itu bukan tugas dia. Dia bukan pilot. Saya tidak menyoal kelayakan dia.
Dato’ Seri Kong Cho Ha: Beliau juga seorang pilot dan juga perlu mematuhi untuk upgrade dan update tentang pesawat-pesawat yang baru dalam kerja beliau. Jadi beliau boleh lebih faham tentang perkara-perkara yang tertentu dan untuk mengiktiraf pilots yang lain.
Tuan Wee Choo Keong [Wangsa Maju]: Ya. Beliau bukan pilot MAS. Jadinya beliau tidak ada hak.
Dato’ Seri Kong Cho Ha: Ya, beliau memang bukan pilot MAS.
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Tuan Wee Choo Keong [Wangsa Maju]: Beliau bekerja untuk DCA.
Dato’ Seri Kong Cho Ha: Beliau tidak dibayar oleh MAS juga.
Tuan Wee Choo Keong [Wangsa Maju]: Ya, bukan dibayar. Masalahnya conflict of interest. Beliau untuk menjaga keselamatan kapal terbang, flight dan sebagainya. Beliau dari situ boleh ambil masa, time off kerja beliau dan pergi bawa kapal terbang. Ini sudah salah daripada segi abuse of posisi.
Dato’ Seri Kong Cho Ha: No, no. Tidak, tidak. Jadi, untuk itu…
Tuan Wee Choo Keong [Wangsa Maju]: Itulah masalah Yang Berhormat Menteri.
TRIO: Is En Azhari Mohd Dahlan a NOMINATED POST HOLDER approved by DCA?
“Azhari Mohd Dahlan (Azhari), a highly experienced engineering professional with a sound knowledge of the aviation industry, joins MAS Aerospace Engineering (MAE) as chief executive officer effective Feb 1, 2012.” in The Star HERE.
Tek Ucapan Parlimen mengenai RAS/AirAsia X Sdn Bhd
Teks ucapan verbatim saya di Parlimen semasa membahas Ruang Undang-Udang bernama “Institut Penyelidikan Keselamatkan Jalan Raya Malaysia 2012” pada jam 7:30 2-4-2012. Ucapan tersebut mengandungi Rural Air Service (RAS) di Sabah dan Sarawak yang terlibat Fly Asian Express Sdn Bhd sekarang telah ditukar kepada AirAsia X Sdn Bhd. Untuk maklumat latar belakang AirAsia X Sdn Bhd sdr/sdri sila baca di SINI, SINI, SINI, SINI & SINI. Sila juga baca komen YM Tengku Azmil pada tahun 2010 di SINI.
TF didn’t tell the whole truth about AirAsia X & RAS
Updated: 25-10-2011 Please read the article quoted from Business Time report dated 21-7-2006 – AirAsia not the ‘golden child’. You will see from this report how AirAsia got all the helps (i.e. AirAsia was given 91 trunk routes and etc) from the Badawi’s Administration under the so-called “domestic air rationalisation exercise” and AirAsia grew at the expense of MAS.