KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Azharuddin Abd Rahman, chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM), offered his resignation on Tuesday over some incompliance found in the Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Center (KLATCC).
The incompliance was revealed in a safety investigation report in relation to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in 2014.
The safety report failed to provide conclusive answers to the incident but it has some findings which leading investigator Kok Soo Chon said is to prevent future accidents or incidents from happening.
According to the safety report, air traffic controller in Kuala Lumpur transferred MH370 to those in Ho Chi Minh three minutes before the original estimate transfer time of the control point, leaving a gap period in which a lot of things can happen.
It also said that no records suggest that KLATCC took any action to alert the air force in a timely manner and no records suggest that they had kept continuous watch on the radar display.
"While the report does not suggest that the accident is caused by the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) then," it stated that the Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Controller did not comply with certain Standard Operating Procedures, Azharuddin said in a statement.
The DCA was transformed into CAAM early this year.
"Therefore, it is with regret and after much thought and contemplation that I have decided to resign as the chairman of CAAM effective 14 days from the date of the resignation notice which I have served today," he said.
