The head of civil aviation of Malaysia resigns after the report on the missing MH370

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11:29 31.07.2018 (updated at 11:32 31.07.2018) Short URL

BANGKOK (Sputnik) – The director of the Department of Civil Aviation of Malaysia, Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, resigned from his post after the release of the report on the disappearance of flight MH370 with 239 people on board on March 8, 2014.

According to The Star newspaper, the The senior official's departure will be effective within two weeks and is linked to the 1,500-page report that the panel of inquiry presented on Monday.

"Although the commission does not hold the civil aviation department responsible for the disappearance of flight MH370, the report contains a series of obvious findings related to the work of air traffic controllers at the airport. Kuala Lumpur airport, "Rahman told reporters at the announcement of his decision.

In particular, said the director, there is talk of non-compliance with certain air traffic control protocols.

He added that during the past four years he had done everything possible to find the missing Boeing aircraft from Malaysia Airlines and that he remained determined to find answers on the causes. from what had happened.

at the event but criticized the work of the air traffic controllers of Vietnam and Malaysia who, according to the agency, have committed a series of errors.

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The report also excludes the involvement of third parties in the disappearance of the plane that had left Kuala Lumpur and was heading to Beijing.

According to the researchers, the Boeing changed course manually to the Indian Ocean before disappearing from the radar.

The Boeing 777-200 of Malaysia Airlines disappeared from radar on March 8, 2014 with 239 people on board, mostly Chinese citizens.

The American-made aircraft crashed in the South Indian Ocean

In January 2017, Australia, Malaysia and China agreed to suspend the research and in August, the Australian experts proposed a new tracing area of ​​25,000 km. squares, where the fragments of the plane could be.

Later, Kuala Lumpur authorized private companies and individuals to continue searching for the wreckage of the aircraft.

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The company Ocean Infinity, specializing in the exploration of the seabed, was offered in August 2017 to carry out the 39, operation research, valued at $ 200 million, no charge for their services unless a result. On May 29, Ocean Infinity announced that the operation had failed and the following day, the new Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir bin Mohamad, said that he did not rule out the possibility of resuming the search for l & # 39; air.