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Nufam wants to know why Eaglexpress’s AOC was renewed

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Charter airline’s air operating certificate was renewed by Department of Civil Aviation despite the company owing salary arrears to its staff, says union.

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PETALING JAYA:
The National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (Nufam) has taken the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) to task for renewing the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) for charter airline Eaglexpress, despite the company allegedly owing its staff unpaid wages.

Malaysiakini quoted Nufam secretary-general Mohd Azam as asking DCA what its “real motive” was for issuing the certificate, which would expire on August 31, 2017.

He said Eaglexpress had last month promised to resolve all the salary arrears of its employees by the end of last month, but it did not happen.

“Many workers are waiting for salary arrears of up to three months. The company also did not make Employees Provident Fund and Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) contributions,” said Mohd Azam.

He urged the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) to closely monitor airline companies for financial viability.

“If they do not have the financial capability then it is best to just seal their offices.

“Don’t waste time investigating, since it brings no benefits and problems remain unresolved,” Mohd Azam was quoted as saying.

He added that several disgruntled staff were gathering “evidence” to be submitted to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

Meanwhile, DCA Director-General Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said the AOC was issued as the airline had passed a technical audit.

Matters pertaining to finances were reviewed by the Mavcom, he added.

Founded in 2012, Eaglexpress is a charter operator carrying Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the haj and umrah, and the airline has been facing financial issues since February this year.

 

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