Aviation operators urged to conduct regular safety seminars

KUALA LUMPUR: General Aviation (GA) and Business Aviation (BA) operators in Malaysia are urged to conduct regular safety seminars and briefings to make safety awareness and compliance to regulations an ingrained culture.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said thus fora such as the two-day Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) Malaysia Virtual Safety Forum is timely in reminding all industry players to make safety paramount in their operations and corporate culture.

“Safety must not be optional to using and enjoying private aviation,“ he said in his opening remarks at the forum, according to a statement issued by Ministry of Transport here today.

The statement said following recent mishaps involving helicopters, it was imperative for the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) to quickly organise a mandatory safety briefing for all local helicopter operators, maintenance organisations and helicopter pilots’ operators in Malaysia.