Senior Boeing 767 captain fails to overturn dismissal over safety breaches

In November 2022, Captain Ezil Azlan Ahmad Muniran was dismissed by Raya Airways Sdn Bhd after a safety incident with a domestic flight to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport. The Industrial Court recently ruled that Captain Muniran failed to overturn his dismissal, stating that procedural flaws in the internal inquiry did not outweigh aviation safety standards.

Captain Muniran was found to have breached flight safety requirements and standard operating procedures during flight TH8806, operated on a Boeing 767-200 on April 24, 2022. The safety investigation revealed that the aircraft descended at an excessive rate during its final approach and entered an unstable approach below 1,000 feet without initiating the mandatory go-around procedure.

Additionally, the aircraft exceeded its flap-speed limitations, and Captain Muniran failed to record instrument discrepancies in the official logbook. Despite his protests regarding procedural defects and lack of supporting evidence, the Industrial Court upheld Raya Airways' decision, emphasizing that commercial airlines have a zero-tolerance approach towards flight safety breaches, particularly for captains and flight instructors responsible for operating large commercial aircraft.