US aviation authority downgrades Malaysia’s air safety rating

The US Federal Aviation Administration has downgraded Malaysia’s air safety rating, restricting the country’s airlines from adding flights to the United States, four sources familiar with the matter and a US government official said on Monday.The FAA’s safety rating is based on a country’s aviation oversight regime and is an assessment of the country’s civil aviation authority.The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia and the FAA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Malaysia’s…