Malaysian Aviation Commission Act 2015

The Malaysian aviation industry has seen an encouraging growth over the last decade with the government and tourism industry players' continuing initiative in growing the tourism industry in Malaysia. However, 2014 has been a tragic and horrifying year for the Malaysian aviation sector with 2 air tragedies involving Malaysia Airlines' flight MH370 and MH17. Despite the tragedies, Malaysia remains one of the most visited countries in Asia, coming in behind China with an approximate 27.4 million international tourist arrivals in 2014.

As part of the government's efforts to streamline and strengthen the national aviation industry, an independent regulator was established under the Malaysian Aviation Commission Act 2015 ("the Act"). The Act was debated and passed by the Parliament on 9 April 2015 consisting of 14 parts, 105 sections and 3 schedules.