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Retail Asia06/11/2020

Struggling flag carrier Malaysia Airlines’ previous attempt turn itself around collided with low-cost local rival AirAsia Group’s rise. Now, both companies have run into the same turbulence. Malaysia Airlines, which has yet to recover from two 2014 tragedies that made global headlines, faces a growing risk of being forced to halt flights unless it secures […]

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Retail Asia25/03/2020

Malaysia Airlines will significantly reduce its overall network, following the nationwide movement control order from March 18 to 31. International flights to India are suspended until the end of the month and flights to the Philippines are suspended between March 21 and 31, following the respective governments’ ban on travel to and from Malaysia. Malaysia […]

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Retail Asia13/12/2018

Malaysia Airlines announced the rebranding of its First Class cabin to Business Suite offering passengers new levels of luxury with ample cabin space and privacy. “The new Business Suite was introduced in response to the growing demand of our guests. Our target is to enable the frequent flyer, looking for enhanced comfort, to now be […]

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Retail Asia05/12/2018

Although relatively little is being said and publicised about Malaysia Airlines Bhd’s (MAB) recovery plan, a substantial amount of progress has actually been achieved in its business operations in line with the plan, which aims to revive the country’s national carrier and sustain its profitability. Group CEO Captain Izham Ismail said improvements in terms of […]

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Retail Asia20/11/2018

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has appointed Philip See as the new CEO of Firefly, effective Jan 1, 2019. Philip will replace Ignatius Ong who joined Malaysia Airlines as group chief revenue officer in June 2018. Ignatius has been double-hatting as CEO of Firefly and group chief revenue officer. Philip, whose appointment was announced internally earlier, […]

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Retail Asia05/10/2018

Malaysia Airlines and Jet Airways have expanded their codeshare agreement to offer consumers a wider network of destinations effective Sept 24. Malaysia Airlines said in a statement that the wider network covers new routes with departures from Mumbai and Hyderabad to cities in India as well as Southeast Asia destinations including Hong Kong, Bangkok and […]

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Retail Asia27/09/2018

Malaysia Airlines Bhd said a provisional deal to purchase eight Boeing Co 787 jets had lapsed and the airline was in talks with planemakers about the future of its widebody fleet. The national carrier last year signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Boeing to purchase the 787 jets valued at US$2.25 billion (RM9.3 billion) […]

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Retail Asia31/08/2018

Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) reported a marginal yield improvement of 0.3% in the face of increased competitor capacity and weak demand conditions due to Ramadan and is cautious on the rest of 2018, with potential volatility on the horizon from foreign exchange and escalating fuel prices. Revenue per Available Seat Kilometre (RASK) grew 2.0% year-on-year. […]

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Retail Asia26/07/2018

Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) aims to tap into 50% of the umrah pilgrimage market in Malaysia and Indonesia with 270,000-290,000 umrah pilgrims projected to make their pilgrimage to the holy land in the upcoming pilgrimage season. The national carrier entered into a charter service deal with a coalition of four umrah tour operators comprising KRS […]

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Retail Asia11/06/2018

Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) reported a 2% year-on-year growth in revenue for the first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, 2018 with 6.6% yield improvement despite the significant competition in both international and domestic sectors. Despite improvements in the quarter, Malaysia Airlines Group CEO Izham Ismail said the airline is preparing itself for a tough year […]

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Retail Asia06/03/2018

Malaysia Airlines Bhd’s (MAB) passenger load factor for the fourth quarter (Q4) ended Dec 31, 2017 dipped to 77% from 81% a year ago with a 10.5% drop in the number of passengers carried from 3.8 million to 3.4 million. Despite that, Q4 passenger yield was the highest during the year at 23.6 sen, which […]

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Retail Asia06/11/2017

Tata Consultancy Services has implemented an industry-first transformation project to migrate Malaysia Airlines’ data center to a 100% hybrid cloud model. To better enable a competitive-edge and future readiness for the airline, TCSorchestrated the large and complex project to migrate the airline’s core mission-critical data center infrastructure and myriad applications to a hybrid-cloud model operating 80% on Microsoft Azure […]

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Retail Asia13/07/2017

The expansion of new routes to China, India and North Asia, which is expected to happen in the second half of financial year ending Dec 31, 2018, would be the key to the turnaround story of Malaysian Airlines Bhd (MAB), said chief executive officer Peter Bellew. Bellew said MAB was making good progress in its […]

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Retail Asia22/05/2017

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is offering customers up to 30% savings on both international and domestic routes starting from Tuesday until May 15, 2017 under its “Mid-Year Marvels” promotion. The national carrier said on Monday the offers were up for grabs on all Malaysia Airlines’ distribution channels for travel from May 19 to Oct 31, 2017 […]

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Retail Asia12/05/2017

Malaysia Airlines has decided to extend its long-running component support contract with AFI KLM E&M covering its fleet of Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft. The initial agreement was intended to cover 35 aircraft. The support provided by AFI KLM E&M today covers 54 aircraft and will involve a wider range of Part Numbers (P/N). The Malaysian […]

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Retail Asia12/05/2017

Malaysia Airlines is temporarily closing two of its home hub lounges in Kuala Lumpur as it completes extensive refurbishment works to breathe new life into the spaces. MAS’ regional Golden Lounge in KLIA’s Main Terminal is up first – primarily used by passengers on shorter international flights such as to Singapore – closing its doors […]

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Retail Asia19/04/2017

Malaysia Airlines has become the first airline to sign a deal for space-based monitoring of its aircraft’s flightpaths. It’s a coup for the carrier, which is still reeling from the loss of the missing MH370 three years ago. The agreement, signed with three aerospace companies—Aireon, SITAONAIR, and FlightAware—will allow Malaysia Airlines to track its flights […]

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Retail Asia17/01/2017

Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) has performed well in 2016 and the momentum is expected to continue in the year ahead, backed by its 12-point MAS Recovery Plan (MRP), said Khazanah Nasional Bhd. Managing director Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar expressed confidence that the five-year recovery plan, after its 28 months of implementation, was on track and […]

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