00:01Every Malaysia Airlines pilot has now been screened for drugs, and the results are in.
00:07Malaysia Aviation Group President and CEO Captain Nasruddin A. Bakar said all results came back negative.
00:15He added that MAG will now move to the next phase, screening around 2,840 Malaysia Airlines cabin crew, starting
00:23August 18 and targeted for completion by September 3.
00:26The screening initiative was announced on August 7, after a Malaysia Airlines pilot was detained in Indonesia earlier that month,
00:34following drugs found on him in late July.
00:36Screening is also underway at sister airline Firefly, which has screened more than half of its 158 pilots and 163
00:45cabin crew as of August 15.
00:47All results negative so far.
00:49Firefly expects to complete screening by August 25, ahead of Aviation Regulator, Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia's September 5 deadline.
00:59Captain Nasruddin said MAG will maintain ongoing random testing, alongside existing measures like pre-employment screening, medical checks and pre
01:08-flight compliance reviews.
01:10He added that safety remains the airline's top priority, with authorities continuing to work alongside operators to strengthen oversight across
01:18the industry.
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