04-26-2023, 06:11 PM
Airline in Double Six crash was operating illegally, says Aussie report
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PETALING JAYA: The airline that operated the ill-fated aircraft that crashed in 1976 and claimed the lives of then Sabah chief minister Fuad Stephens and 10 others was essentially operating illegally, according to the Australian tribunal’s report on the crash.
The report said Sabah Air had submitted the draft of its operations manual towards the end of 1975, but this was never approved by the then civil aviation department (CAD).
“In this regard, Sabah Air was operating illegally,” said the report that was released by the Australian government today.
Earlier in the report, the tribunal said that a number of facts emerged during the course of the investigations which revealed not only a “singularly poor operation” by Sabah Air, but also a “failure on the part of the CAD” to fulfil their obligations as the local certificating authority.
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The report said Sabah Air had submitted the draft of its operations manual towards the end of 1975, but this was never approved by the then civil aviation department (CAD).
“In this regard, Sabah Air was operating illegally,” said the report that was released by the Australian government today.
Earlier in the report, the tribunal said that a number of facts emerged during the course of the investigations which revealed not only a “singularly poor operation” by Sabah Air, but also a “failure on the part of the CAD” to fulfil their obligations as the local certificating authority.
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