FAA reinstates Malaysia to Category 1 status

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has Upgraded Malaysia to International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Category 1 rating. The FAA downgraded Malaysia to a Category 2 rating in November 2019 after it failed to comply with ICAO’s safety standards. However, two years later after a thorough review of its progress in improving its safety oversight processes, FAA has returned Malaysia to Category 1. A Category 1 rating means the country’s civil aviation authority complies with ICAO standards. Under a Category 1 rating, properly authorised Malaysian air carriers are permitted to serve the United States and enter