CAAM: Regulating Planes, Encouraging Drones, And Upgrading Safety

Captain Chester Voo Chee Soon, CEO, Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM)

04-Mar-21 08:05

CAAM: Regulating Planes, Encouraging Drones, And Upgrading Safety

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Two years ago, the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) was downgraded by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for failing to meet international safety standards - what implications has that had?

Captain Chester Voo Chee Soon joins us on the hot seat to give us an update on CAAM's situation, plans to take the civil aviation regulator forward, and the growing drone industry.

Produced by: Roshan Kanesan

Presented by: Khoo Hsu Chuang

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Tags: CAAM, aviation, travel, civil aviation, drone,

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