He said the new timetable was for all 25 remaining airlines to pass the re-inspection with AOCs issued by September next year.
The ICAO inspectors will also be invited to conduct fresh inspections to save time in a bid to lift the red flag as quickly as possible.
however, said the agency was facing a lack of qualified staff to issue AOCs, which was among the safety concerns raised earlier by the ICAO.
In order to solve the problem, existing inspectors have to be rotated so it will not affect the re-issuing of AOCs.