Established in 1969, it entrusted to oversee the technical issues related to the civil aviation sector in Malaysia.

[9] In October 2022, the authority reinstated as a Category 1 safety and technical regulator by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The proposed merger was said "to optimise staff and financials, as well as making the civil aviation industry more competitive".

[14][15][16] In October 2023, Transport Minister, Anthony Loke announced that a bill for proposed merger between CAAM and MAVCOM will be tabled on the Parliament in 2024.

[17] On 24 June 2024, two new bills for the merger of CAAM and MAVCOM were tabled at the Parliament by the Deputy Transport Minister, Hasbi Habibollah[18] and approved by the Dewan Rakyat two days later.