MALAYSIA REWRITE
June 1st, 2002
BY MARK ROWETHE MALAYSIAN government is launching a new and powerful autonomous civil aviation authority, which is being set-up to help kick-start its plans to transform the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport into a regional hub to rival Singapore. The new agency will have a remit to establish a liberal aviation policy and negotiate air service agreements with international airlines.Although a bill for final and formal approval will be put before Malaysia's national parliament this summer, the authority has already taken over de facto responsibility for air ...
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