Malaysia 100 years of Aviation.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The local civil aviation sector has come a long way since the first aircraft blazed the skies and made its first ever landing on Malaysian soil, a hundred years ago.

It was in 1911 when an Englishman, GP Fuller, made history after landing his Antoinette monoplane on the grassy racetrack where the old Selangor Turf Club once stood and where the Twin Towers stand.

 

"To commemorate that momentous day, we have decided to hold a special event to mark Malaysia's 100th year in aviation," said Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) Director-General Datuk Azharuddin Abd Rahman.

 

 

The event, dubbed 100 Years of Aviation in Malaysia, will be launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak at Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Hangar 6 in KLIA today.

 

"During the launch, the prime minister will grant MAS Training School and Dilog Training School the Approved Training Organisation status to train qualified aircraft maintenance engineers.

 

"He will also award licences to 47 trainees, 29 of whom are Felda youths, who enrolled into the training schools three years ago," Azharuddin said in an interview.

 

 

The event will also witness the launch of a special coffee table book, Aviation: Malaysia's Pride, which chronicles Malaysia's 100-year history in civil aviation.

 

The celebrations itself had a soft take-off in July when limited edition collectible stamps featuring Fuller's flight, Malayan Airways and the Airbus A380 were sold by Pos Malaysia to mark the centenary of Malaysian civil aviation.

 

As part of the centenary celebrations, the inaugural and first of its kind Malaysia Air Festival (MAF) will be held at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang on Nov 26 and 27.

 

 

"By organising MAF, we hope to promote and showcase the pride of Malaysian aviation to the public," said Azharuddin.

 

"We have a lot in store for our visitors, including death-defying air stunts, aerobatics, parachuting, plane joyrides and flight simulators."

 

Azharuddin acknowledged that Malaysia had come a long way since the first recorded flight by Fuller a hundred years ago.

 

"Today, we have a world-class airport, an award-winning airline -- MAS, and don't forget the fastest-growing low-cost carrier -- AirAsia.

 

"In 2010, passenger traffic handled by all 22 airports in Malaysia rose to a record 59.2 million."

 

The aviation sector in the country, after achieving much in the past 100 years, will continue to soar ahead.

 

Azharuddin also said that the second KLIA terminal would be completed by 2015, and would be able to accommodate 13 million passengers annually.

 

"By that time, we will also have three runways with aircraft landing and taking off concurrently. This will allow us to increase the number of flights from 68 to 108 per hour."

 

Azharuddin said the new permanent Low Cost Carrier Terminal, capable of handling up to 45 million passengers annually, was expected to be operational by 2012.

 

He said that despite these advancements in the country's aviation sector, the safety of passengers would remain paramount.

 

"As the head of the DCA, I am responsible for all areas of civil aviation, which include safety, security and flight operations.

 

"I am happy to announce that after safety and security audits by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, Malaysia is placed well above the world standard."

 

International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is a specialised agency under the United Nations and is responsible for formulation of international civil aviation regulations, standards and recommended practices.

 

"In fact, Malaysia has been an elected member of the ICAO Council since 2007, due to its excellent aviation safety and security records."

 

The last major air accident occurred 16 years ago on Sept 15, 1995, when 49 passengers were killed when a Fokker-50 crashlanded in Tawau Airport, Sabah.

 

Azharuddin also said the DCA must also do its part in changing and improving itself to face new safety and security challenges, in line with the rapid growth of the aviation industry.

 

"The government has decided to declare the DCA an autonomous authority to lead the industry, in collaboration with industry players, to greater heights."

 

In line with this, Azharuddin said that the agency would be renamed as Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia later this year.

 

 

 

Read more: 100-year joy for aviation sector http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/17alci/Article/#ixzz1awBQ6pBh

 

interesting... a closer to home LIMA show..

[badrul 0]

This event is tonight, my friend said fighter jets is landing at KLIA for this occasion

[Cire 0]

Any more details... like any website that we could log on to see the programs etc..? tks

[flee 5]

This may just be a media circus, not meant for public...

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Notam:

 

A) WMKK

B ) 1110160700 C) 1110171600

E) TWY MIKE CLOSED EXCEPT FOR STATIC DISPLAY AIRCRAFT IN CONJUNCTION

WITH THE LAUNCHING OF 100 YEARS OF AVIATION

[badrul 0]

Any more details... like any website that we could log on to see the programs etc..? tks

 

Well this event is by invitation only so only for VIP i suppose

[Sri Ramani K. 0]

The event will be held in MH's A380 hangar in KUL at 8pm today. The PM will be the to grace the occasion and yes there will be static displays in there.

[Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2]

I wonder if any MH staff could get into the hangar with their pass or will it be invitation-only?

[Abdul Rahman Hussin 0]

As usual, Malaysia's Aviation is for the priviledged few

[badrul 0]

taken from youtube:

 

credit to aspire2930acer

[Tamizi Hj Tamby 1]

From the video; is DCA introducing their new logo?

[badrul 0]

yes its a new logo sir.. but have been used for nearly a year now *cough*ugly*cough*