18 thoughts on “DCA failed to withdraw the AOC of FAX / AirAsia X in 2007 (Part 1)”
The Fokker Services Pte Ltd’s report had clearly shown that Fly Asian Express Sdn Bhd was not a responsible air operator. How could a company cannibalized a plane for spare part and o ut of 12 aircraft 6 were found to be un-airworthy.How could DCA turned a blind eyes on such facts and allow FAX to keep the AOC and then used it under the name AAX?
More glaring was that how could the then Minister of Transport allow the RAS that was awarded to AirAsia and then subcontracted to FAX?
It is becoming a joke! Where is the credibility of DCA now?
Now Everyone Can Laugh Out Loud! Another good Christmas present for the pariah.
@Hisham,
It is quite common practise with all airlines to take serviceable parts from one aircraft or major assembly and fit it to another in order to keep it flying. This process is call cannibalization and is quite safe for so log as there are sufficient processes to track the act and the safety of the aircraft is not impacted. If the cannibalized aircraft were required for service, then this act is temporary in nature and the cannibalized part replaced. Sometimes this is done in AOG situation until the ordered part arrive.
In fact if this is done even more for fleets that are due to be retired/replaced. It is also done when the number of aircraft exceeds the requirements.
The issue here is that the F50 was neither being replaced nor retired nor was the number of aircraft even meeting the capacity requirement. Hence the situation where FAX have had to cancel services due to lack of aircraft.
FAX had never intended to invest in a new fleet like MASWings.
They stopped replacing the cannibalized parts when they had decided on exiting the services.
I think it would be safe to conclude the following:
– The maintenance standards of FAX leaves much to be desired.
– It was never their intention to honestly operate RAS, they used RAS as a means of getting a quick AOC for the eventual Air Asia X (and a quick buck).
– They have no ethics or scruples cos they took the money, not return any amount unserved and never made right in returning the aircraft to an airworthy condition.
Another wheeling and dealing by TF within full view of sleepy head.
The facts of the case clearly showed that FAX aka AirAsia X never had the intention to operate the RAS from the word go. It was just a scheme to get what they wanted.
How could air services be sub-contracted why the sub-contractor, FAX had no experience. How could DCA grant the AOC under such circumstances? Why AOC was not withdrawn when it was discovered that so many aircraft were cannibalized for spare parts and no replacement. If one or two parts were cannibalized for emergency whilst they were on order then we can understand. In the case of FAX there was no intention to replace.
Action should be taken against the DCA officer that who approved the AOC for FAX and thereafter approved it to be used for AirAsia X.
Now Everyone Can Take The Sleepy Head For A Ride!
Unless, the DCA and the Administration was in on it. It was all a scam by all the parties related to this, to give the long haul division to AA, its own AOC and a whole bag of cash to boot.
Don’t mind if I digress from the topic a bit
Read about QPR ‘Arry Redknapp complaining about his players being overpaid & not contributing enough to their already fantastic season
Guess Tony F’ s negotiating skill falters in front of the mat sallehs but still effective for the gullible Malaysia leaders who just love to be lavished praised & fall suckers to anyone able to pull off a snooty British accent
Ho Ho Ho! Christmas came a bit early for TF. Now Someone Cannot Talk Any More!
A real con job. DCA what the hell are the officers doing in 2007? Sleeping or doing something else?
Merry Christmas Tony. Now Everyone Know Your Business Model!
Never knew that a company like FAX/AirAsia X which was not an air operator was given an AOC just like that. Bloody scam. DCA officer must be brought to book for its failure to act when those aircraft were cannibalized.
AirAsia’s AOC valid for only 6 months due to non-compliance with safety regulations.That speaks volumes. Actions should have been taken during the RAS day. But DCA didn’t may be it was during the Sleepy Head times. That was the time when the 4th Floor was running high. Whatever the 4th Floor wanted they will get it. Nevertheless the government should take actions against the officer because safety was an issue here. DCA is the authority on aviation safety. This was a case of Harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi! Now Everyone Can Fly and Die.
Would love to hear what that pariah had to say about RAS aircraft have been cannibalized for spare parts. Now Everyone Can Laugh Loud! Ka! Ka! Ka! Ka! Cannot wait to read the part 2.
Now Everyone Can Con!
MACC should investigate into the high ranking officers in DCA who are also working as part time pilots. The Government must act against those officers who granted AirAsia X with AOC to fly long haul after the scandalous performance in the RAS before it is too late. Aviation safety is a serious matter. The nation cannot afford tragedy to happen then only to act.
What a good Christmas present for Tony! He could no longer tweet or talk big about this now. A self made millionaire. If I am getting helps from the Sleepy Head in such a way, I will also be a millionaire.
It was an obvious con job from the start. AA/FAX had no intention of carrying out the RAS for Sabah and Sarawak. Just look at how AA lobbied and got the job. Having got the job it sub-contracted it to FAX, a company owned by TF and other major shareholders in AA. Then it allow the RAS to deteriorate to the extend that the government had to force MAS to take RAS back. But no actions were taken against AA/FAX for their failure to perform the RAS satisfactorily. No demand for the refund of the RM250 million subsidy. At least there should be a refund on pro-rata basis assuming that there was no breach of contract which was unlikely. Then AOC was to withdrawn by DCA. What a bloody scam!
There was already a track record shown in the RAS. Now DCA must be stringent in their examination of the AA/AAX set up because the nation cannot afford any air tragedy due to safety regulations not being adhered to strictly by air operator. DCA officers must buck up before it too late. Although it is late now but it better late than never.
The Minister must inform the rakyat the status of AirAsia’s AOC. Dont take safety for granted. Use your power to sack those at DCA that are not doing their jobs properly and those who are having vested interest in the airlines..
RAKYAT DIDAHULUKAN PENCAPAIAN DIUTAMAKAN.
Bukannya AirAsia didahulukan keselamatan diabaikan..
I took the photo of the Twin Otter on the top of the page.
Not much different than what is being said in this post now.
And now looks like their AOC has been extended! The minute it was extended they came out with the 1Malaysia plane & 10,000 free tickets to Sabah & Sarawak!
FAX also known as Fly Asian Express
The Fokker Services Pte Ltd’s report had clearly shown that Fly Asian Express Sdn Bhd was not a responsible air operator. How could a company cannibalized a plane for spare part and o ut of 12 aircraft 6 were found to be un-airworthy.How could DCA turned a blind eyes on such facts and allow FAX to keep the AOC and then used it under the name AAX?
More glaring was that how could the then Minister of Transport allow the RAS that was awarded to AirAsia and then subcontracted to FAX?
It is becoming a joke! Where is the credibility of DCA now?
Now Everyone Can Laugh Out Loud! Another good Christmas present for the pariah.
@Hisham,
It is quite common practise with all airlines to take serviceable parts from one aircraft or major assembly and fit it to another in order to keep it flying. This process is call cannibalization and is quite safe for so log as there are sufficient processes to track the act and the safety of the aircraft is not impacted. If the cannibalized aircraft were required for service, then this act is temporary in nature and the cannibalized part replaced. Sometimes this is done in AOG situation until the ordered part arrive.
In fact if this is done even more for fleets that are due to be retired/replaced. It is also done when the number of aircraft exceeds the requirements.
The issue here is that the F50 was neither being replaced nor retired nor was the number of aircraft even meeting the capacity requirement. Hence the situation where FAX have had to cancel services due to lack of aircraft.
FAX had never intended to invest in a new fleet like MASWings.
They stopped replacing the cannibalized parts when they had decided on exiting the services.
I think it would be safe to conclude the following:
– The maintenance standards of FAX leaves much to be desired.
– It was never their intention to honestly operate RAS, they used RAS as a means of getting a quick AOC for the eventual Air Asia X (and a quick buck).
– They have no ethics or scruples cos they took the money, not return any amount unserved and never made right in returning the aircraft to an airworthy condition.
Another wheeling and dealing by TF within full view of sleepy head.
The facts of the case clearly showed that FAX aka AirAsia X never had the intention to operate the RAS from the word go. It was just a scheme to get what they wanted.
How could air services be sub-contracted why the sub-contractor, FAX had no experience. How could DCA grant the AOC under such circumstances? Why AOC was not withdrawn when it was discovered that so many aircraft were cannibalized for spare parts and no replacement. If one or two parts were cannibalized for emergency whilst they were on order then we can understand. In the case of FAX there was no intention to replace.
Action should be taken against the DCA officer that who approved the AOC for FAX and thereafter approved it to be used for AirAsia X.
Now Everyone Can Take The Sleepy Head For A Ride!
Unless, the DCA and the Administration was in on it. It was all a scam by all the parties related to this, to give the long haul division to AA, its own AOC and a whole bag of cash to boot.
Don’t mind if I digress from the topic a bit
Read about QPR ‘Arry Redknapp complaining about his players being overpaid & not contributing enough to their already fantastic season
Guess Tony F’ s negotiating skill falters in front of the mat sallehs but still effective for the gullible Malaysia leaders who just love to be lavished praised & fall suckers to anyone able to pull off a snooty British accent
Ho Ho Ho! Christmas came a bit early for TF. Now Someone Cannot Talk Any More!
A real con job. DCA what the hell are the officers doing in 2007? Sleeping or doing something else?
Merry Christmas Tony. Now Everyone Know Your Business Model!
Never knew that a company like FAX/AirAsia X which was not an air operator was given an AOC just like that. Bloody scam. DCA officer must be brought to book for its failure to act when those aircraft were cannibalized.
AirAsia’s AOC valid for only 6 months due to non-compliance with safety regulations.That speaks volumes. Actions should have been taken during the RAS day. But DCA didn’t may be it was during the Sleepy Head times. That was the time when the 4th Floor was running high. Whatever the 4th Floor wanted they will get it. Nevertheless the government should take actions against the officer because safety was an issue here. DCA is the authority on aviation safety. This was a case of Harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi! Now Everyone Can Fly and Die.
Would love to hear what that pariah had to say about RAS aircraft have been cannibalized for spare parts. Now Everyone Can Laugh Loud! Ka! Ka! Ka! Ka! Cannot wait to read the part 2.
Now Everyone Can Con!
MACC should investigate into the high ranking officers in DCA who are also working as part time pilots. The Government must act against those officers who granted AirAsia X with AOC to fly long haul after the scandalous performance in the RAS before it is too late. Aviation safety is a serious matter. The nation cannot afford tragedy to happen then only to act.
What a good Christmas present for Tony! He could no longer tweet or talk big about this now. A self made millionaire. If I am getting helps from the Sleepy Head in such a way, I will also be a millionaire.
It was an obvious con job from the start. AA/FAX had no intention of carrying out the RAS for Sabah and Sarawak. Just look at how AA lobbied and got the job. Having got the job it sub-contracted it to FAX, a company owned by TF and other major shareholders in AA. Then it allow the RAS to deteriorate to the extend that the government had to force MAS to take RAS back. But no actions were taken against AA/FAX for their failure to perform the RAS satisfactorily. No demand for the refund of the RM250 million subsidy. At least there should be a refund on pro-rata basis assuming that there was no breach of contract which was unlikely. Then AOC was to withdrawn by DCA. What a bloody scam!
There was already a track record shown in the RAS. Now DCA must be stringent in their examination of the AA/AAX set up because the nation cannot afford any air tragedy due to safety regulations not being adhered to strictly by air operator. DCA officers must buck up before it too late. Although it is late now but it better late than never.
The Minister must inform the rakyat the status of AirAsia’s AOC. Dont take safety for granted. Use your power to sack those at DCA that are not doing their jobs properly and those who are having vested interest in the airlines..
RAKYAT DIDAHULUKAN PENCAPAIAN DIUTAMAKAN.
Bukannya AirAsia didahulukan keselamatan diabaikan..
I took the photo of the Twin Otter on the top of the page.
You can see my thought about FAX in 2007 by reading the comments under the photos here.
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?distict_entry=true&airlinesearch=Fly%20Asian%20Xpress%20-%20FAX&photographersearch=M%20Radzi%20Desa
Not much different than what is being said in this post now.
And now looks like their AOC has been extended! The minute it was extended they came out with the 1Malaysia plane & 10,000 free tickets to Sabah & Sarawak!
Conspiracy much?