Kuala Lampur, Nov. 11 -- The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has requested the United States' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reassess its classification of the Malaysian body into Category 2 Aviation Regulator within the next 12 months.

CAAM chairman Captain Ahmad Ridzwan Mohd Salleh said the classification was due to an FAA review carried out in April, as part of audits on regulators who oversee the operation of flights into the US.

"While CAAM acknowledges that in carrying out its duties as an aviation regulator, some shortcomings exist. We wish to emphasise that the assessment only covered CAAM's role as an aviation regulator," he said in a statement.

Ridzwan stressed that the categorisation is not an assessment o...