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The Edge Markets MY
March 23, 2018
SEPANG: Malaysia Airlines Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Bhd, has issued a request for information (RFI) from aircraft makers on the national carrier is aircraft needs as it resumes its long haul growth in 2018. Group chief executive officer Captain Izham Ismail said the airline plansÃÂ ...
The Edge Markets MY
March 22, 2018
SEPANG (March 22): Malaysia Airlines Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Bhd, has issued a request for information (RFI) from aircraft makers on the national carrier's aircraft needs as it resumes its long-haul growth in 2018. Group chief executive officer Captain Izham Ismail said theÃÂ ...
The Edge Markets MY
March 14, 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Bhd replaced AirAsia Bhd to emerge as the top contributor of consumer complaints filed with the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) last year. The commission said it received in 2017 the most number of complaints about Malaysia Airlines at 44.8%; followed byÃÂ ...
ITIJ
March 13, 2018
Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) has become the first Malaysian airline to offer passengers takaful insurance protection, with the launch of MHinsure Travel Takaful. Launched in collaboration with Etiqa and Cover-More, the product enables customers of the airline to purchase travel protection when they buyÃÂ ...
WTAE Pittsburgh
March 8, 2018
Condolence messages are on display during the Day of Remembrance for MH370 event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, March 3, 2018. The remembrance event marked the fourth anniversary of the jet's March 8, 2014, disappearance. SOURCE: AP Photo/Vincent Thian. Malaysia Airlines flight thatÃÂ ...
The Star Online
March 7, 2018
PETALING JAYA: Those planning a vacation can take advantage of the Malaysia Airlines Travel Fair (MATF) 2018, where discounts as much as 30% are offered on tickets to domestic and international destinations. In a statement, the airline said that customers will be able to save on tickets to cities such asÃÂ ...
Marketing Interactive
March 5, 2018
Malaysia Airlines (MAB) will appoint Ravindra Kumar (pictured) to manage its programmatic marketing. Prior to his new role, Kumar was the co-founder and digital marketing strategist at Mediawork Digital for over a year, A+M understands. He also worked at Analyticswell Global as a digital marketing strategist for about fiveÃÂ ...
The Sun Daily
March 5, 2018
PETALING JAYA: Start planning your next vacation as Malaysia Airlines Travel Fair (MATF) is back, offering customers up to 30% off on fares beginning today until March 12, 2018. Customers will be able to enjoy great savings with all-inclusive one-way fares from as low as RM89 to Kota Baru and Penang,ÃÂ ...
Marketing Interactive
March 4, 2018
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has announced that it will continue focusing on driving passenger yield improvement this year by growing its premium passenger segments such as large and small corporations. Among the list of initiatives MAS has taken to improve the experience on board are the new in-flight entertainmentÃÂ ...
The Star Online
March 2, 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Group (MAG) saw improved revenue in the three months ended Dec 31, but warned that stiff competition for passengers in the region to remain a challenge for the national carrier. To counter this, Malaysian Airlines Bhd had in recent months scaled back on its domesticÃÂ ...
Marketing Interactive
February 27, 2018
Malaysia Airlines (MAB) will restructure to strengthen operations as part of its five-year Malaysia Airlines Recovery Plan (MRP). According to CEO Izham Ismail, the restructure is being reviewed due to the range of issues that are required to be addressed before it is implemented, the New Straits TimesÃÂ ...
New Straits Times Online
February 16, 2018
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia Airlines today dismissed claims that flight MH8008, from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah, was experiencing technical issues. "Malaysia Airlines would like to state that the post by Kelab Info Malaysia on Facebook is a hoax. The post had mentioned that flight MH8008 from Kuala Lumpur toÃÂ ...
CAPA
December 31, 1999
KLIA accounts for 65% of total domestic traffic in Malaysia, which increased by 4% in 2017, to 25 million. Malaysia's domestic market is generally price sensitive, making it easier for an LCC to prevail in any capacity battle. Malaysia's two full service airlines, Malindo and Malaysia Airlines, are better offÃÂ ...
Metro
December 31, 1999
If there's one thing the world can agree on, it's that the vanishing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is curiouser and curiouser. On 8 March 2014, the flight – carrying 239 people – simply disappeared between its origin airport in Kuala Lumpur and its destination Beijing. But what happened next, and just howÃÂ ...
The Edge Markets MY
December 31, 1999
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Malaysia Airlines, Etiqa and Cover-More today launched of MHinsure Travel Takaful, the first Takaful travel protection product in Malaysia to be offered by an airline. Malaysia Airlines customers will be able to purchase their Takaful protection concurrently with their ticket.
Marketing Interactive
February 28, 2018
Malaysia Airlines (MAB) will restructure to strengthen operations as part of its five-year Malaysia Airlines Recovery Plan (MRP). According to CEO Izham Ismail, the restructure is being reviewed due to the range of issues that are required to be addressed before it is implemented, the New Straits TimesÃÂ ...
Business Traveller
February 27, 2018
Malaysia Airlines will be reopening its International Golden Lounge at Kuala Lumpur International Airport's (KLIA) Satellite Building in early March, after delays pushed back its previous February 20 reopening date. The airline closed the lounge on October 12, 2017 for renovation work, which is planned toÃÂ ...
The Edge Markets MY
February 27, 2018
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Overcapacity in the market and declining yields continue to challenge the new Malaysia Airlines Bhd management, as the carrier moves forward with its plan to return to profitability by 2019. In an interview with AINonline, newly appointed CEO Captain Izham IsmailÃÂ ...
New Straits Times Online
February 27, 2018
Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed (second from left), Malaysia Aviation Group Bhd (MAG) chairman , Tan Sri Md Nor Md Yusof (second from right) witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between MAG and the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) of whichÃÂ ...
Business Traveller
February 26, 2018
Malaysia Airlines will be adding a fifth weekly flight to its Kuala Lumpur-Adelaide service from July 4, 2018 onwards. Malaysia's flag carrier currently flies to Adelaide four times a week, on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. These are overnight flights, departing Kuala Lumpur at 2220 and arrivingÃÂ ...
New Straits Times Online
February 16, 2018
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia Airlines today dismissed claims that flight MH8008, from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah, was experiencing technical issues. "Malaysia Airlines would like to state that the post by Kelab Info Malaysia on Facebook is a hoax. The post had mentioned that flight MH8008 from Kuala Lumpur toÃÂ ...
The Australian
February 14, 2018
“The Australian government is aware that a number of families of Australian victims are seeking compensation from Malaysia Airlines,” Ms Bishop said. “We urge Malaysia Airlines to meet its obligations under the Montreal Convention in relation to compensation in a timely manner.” It has been more thanÃÂ ...
Free Malaysia Today
February 13, 2018
PETALING JAYA: The National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (Nufam) has called on Malaysia Airlines to rehire the people whom it retrenched in 2015. In a statement today, Nufam said such a move will simplify the process of hiring that the airline had announced last Friday and, at the same time,ÃÂ ...
The Edge Markets MY
February 9, 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Bhd is hiring again, three years after it shed about one-third of its workforce as part of its restructuring efforts. ... on more profitable domestic and regional routes in August 2015, following the delisting of Malaysian Airline System Bhd from Bursa Malaysia on Dec 31, 2014.
The Star Online
February 9, 2018
“The team knows my aspiration and I am holding all of them very tightly to keep working on this year but the first quarter of 2019 will be more realistic,” he told a press conference after witnessing the signing of a Training Partnership Agreement between Malaysia Airlines Academy Bhd and the InternationalÃÂ ...
New Straits Times Online
February 8, 2018
SEPANG: The Transport Ministry has instructed Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) to solve the seating and toilet problems in business class in its Airbus A350-900XWB aircraft. Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said today the ministry had received complaints from passengers on uncomfortable seats andÃÂ ...
Moneycontrol.com
February 7, 2018
The mystery surrounding the missing Malaysia Airlines flight is showing no sign of an end. In the most recent episode related to the MH370, the ship that was searching for the missing flight disappeared for three days under mysterious circumstances. As per a report in The Guardian, Seabed Constructor,ÃÂ ...
HuffPost UK
February 6, 2018
A ship searching for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has piqued the curiosity of aviation watchers after it switched off its Automatic Identification System (AIS) for more than three days - without explanation. Texas-based exploration company Ocean Infinity's vessel named Seabed Constructor began aÃÂ ...
The Star Online
January 25, 2018
Ahmad Luqman Mohd Azmi has been appointed chief operations officer (COO) of Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) with effect from Feb 1, 2018. KUALA LUMPUR: Ahmad Luqman Mohd Azmi has been appointed chief operations officer (COO) of Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) with effect from Feb 1, 2018.
The Star Online
January 23, 2018
PETALING JAYA: A six-year-old Maltese terrier on the Malaysia Airlines flight diverted to Alice Springs had to wait for four days before finally reuniting with its owner after the pup was forced to spend the night at an Australian airport. Australian news portal ABC news reported that Timothy was onboardÃÂ ...
Channel NewsAsia
January 23, 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia kicked off a new search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on Monday, its civil aviation department said. The aircraft disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014 with 239 people, mostly Chinese, on board, in one of the world's greatest aviationÃÂ ...
Marketing Interactive
January 23, 2018
Khazanah managing director Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar last week said, it is confident the national carrier Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) will profitable by end of 2019. This is despite the fact that the airline is already behind the schedule outlined in the five-year 12 point MAS Recovery Plan (MRP), accordingÃÂ ...
ABC Online
January 22, 2018
Hoping for answers about what happened to her mother Anne Daisy and the other 238 passengers and crew on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The plane disappeared on March 8, 2014, on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. "Not understanding what was going on in the plane, not knowing,ÃÂ ...
The Straits Times
January 22, 2018
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) - Malaysia Airlines Bhd's Airbus SE A380s are flying full on trial services taking Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, prompting the carrier to say it will establish the operation as a new division as early as the end of this year. The South-east Asian company has been using two of its sixÃÂ ...
ABC Online
January 21, 2018
Blaine Gibson, the self-styled wreck hunter searching for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, "firmly" believes the plane will be found — just as a new private search is about to begin in the southern Indian Ocean. Mr Gibson has spent much of his spare time over the past three years searching forÃÂ ...
The Straits Times
January 20, 2018
ALICE SPRINGS • Malaysia Airlines (MAS) said yesterday that it will provide an aircraft to fly its passengers in Alice Springs to Kuala Lumpur, after one of its jets made an emergency landing at an airfield in the Australian desert town on Thursday. The airline's chief executive Izham Ismail has apologised forÃÂ ...
Malay Mail
January 19, 2018
Azman said MAB would have broken even six months earlier if not for the currency factor. — Picture by Choo Choy MayKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) is slightly behind schedule in its turnaround plans due to the volatility of currencies and oil prices, Khazanah Nasional Bhd saidÃÂ ...
BBC News
January 19, 2018
A Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to divert to central Australia after a technical issue left the aircraft "shuddering", passengers say. Flight MH122 was travelling from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday when it turned back not far from Broome, in Australia's north-west. The plane, carrying 224 people,ÃÂ ...
ABC Online
January 18, 2018
Passenger are expected to be flown out of Alice Springs aboard a replacement plane this afternoon. Alice Springs Airport general manager Dave Batic said the outgoing journey on a replacement Malaysia Airlines flight was expected to proceed directly to Kuala Lumpur, rather than a transfer to a capital cityÃÂ ...
Travel Weekly UK
January 16, 2018
Heathrow welcomed Malaysia Airlines first A350 service to London on Monday January 15 and the inaugural return flight was due to take off at 9:30pm on Monday evening. The Airbus A350s will replace the A380 superjumbos Malaysia Airlines currently operates on its twice daily service betweenÃÂ ...
Flying Magazine
January 12, 2018
The Government of Malaysia announced on Wednesday that Ocean Infinity's proposal to resume the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been accepted. Recovery efforts were paused last January after an estimated $200 million had been spent by the governments of Malaysia, Australia and ChinaÃÂ ...
TIME
January 10, 2018
In this handout image provided by Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence, Phoenix Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Bluefin-21 is craned over the side of Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Shield in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH 370 on April 14, 2014.
Channel NewsAsia
January 7, 2018
SINGAPORE: Malaysia Airlines apologised on Friday (Jan 5) for a recent spate of flight delays and cancellations which left travellers irate with some missing their baggage. Passenger Abigail Tee, who was supposed to be on flight MH89 from Tokyo to Kuala Lumpur, said her flight was delayed for about 33ÃÂ ...
Channel NewsAsia
January 5, 2018
SINGAPORE: Malaysia Airlines apologised on Friday (Jan 5) for a recent spate of flight delays and cancellations which left travellers irate with some missing their baggage. Passenger Abigail Tee, who was supposed to be on flight MH89 from Tokyo to Kuala Lumpur, said her flight was delayed for about 33ÃÂ ...
The Edge Markets MY
January 5, 2018
MALAYSIA'S aviation industry continued to watch in disbelief as the national airline lost another CEO this year. Peter Bellew, who took the helm at Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) on July 1, 2016, following a one-year stint as its chief operations officer, resigned in October. He was the third CEO to step down inÃÂ ...
Newsweek
January 5, 2018
A U.S.-based seabed exploration firm has finalized a deal with the Malaysian government to pick up the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. It has been nearly three years since the Malaysian flight went missing, vanishing with 239 people on board while en route from Kuala Lumpur,ÃÂ ...
The Guardian
January 3, 2018
MH370 disappeared on 8 March 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 people on board, sparking the largest search in aviation history. Photograph: Fazry Ismail/EPA. Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. MH370: search for Malaysia Airlines plane resumes as ship leaves South Africa. US seabedÃÂ ...
Free Malaysia Today
December 23, 2017
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines said it is taking “stern” action against its ground staff over “vandalism” and other issues arising from a failure to tag the bags of a family on a recent flight, Malay Mail Online reported. This follows a complaint filed with the national carrier on the actions of the ground staff atÃÂ ...
New Straits Times Online
December 23, 2017
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) today welcomed its second Airbus A350-900 (XWB) aircraft, which features the special “Negaraku” livery. ... Malaysia Airlines Bhd Group Chief Executive Officer Izham Ismail (centre) gesture after the Malaysia Airlines' second Airbus A350-900 (XWB) aircraftÃÂ ...
The Edge Markets MY
December 13, 2017
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Bhd said its plan to spin off its six Airbus A380s into a new airline dedicated to Islamic pilgrimages remains intact. A new subsidiary company, presently code-named “Project Hope”, is expected to be fully operational by the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18), it added. “ProjectÃÂ ...