Malaysia aviation chief quits over MH370 report

KUALA LUMPUR: The head of Malaysia’s civil aviation regulator resigned yesterday after an official report found failings in air traffic control when Flight MH370 disappeared, reports AFP.

In a long-awaited report released on Monday, the official investigation team pointed to numerous lapses by air traffic controllers in both Malaysia and Vietnam.

These included failing to initiate “emergency phases” as required after the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board vanished from radar displays.

Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, director-general of the Department of Civil Aviation, said the report had found that the air traffic control did not comply with standard operating procedures.

 

Malaysia aviation chief quits over MH370 report

KUALA LUMPUR: The head of Malaysias civil aviation regulator resigned yesterday after an official report found failings in air traffic control when Flight MH370 disappeared, reports AFP. In a long-awaited report released on Monday, the official investigation team pointed to numerous lapses by air traffic controllers in both Malaysia and Vietnam. These included failing to initiate emergency phases as required after the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board vanished from radar displays. Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, director-general of the Department of Civil Aviation, said the report had found that the air traffic control did not comply with standard operating procedures.