All Malaysia Airlines articles
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NewsMalaysia provisionally agrees to permit renewed search for missing flight MH370
Malaysia’s government has provisionally agreed to permit a new search effort intended to locate the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER which disappeared over the Indian Ocean a decade ago. Contact with the aircraft and its crew, operating flight MH370, was lost over the As the aircraft was operating the MH370 service ...
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NewsMalaysia Airlines parent braced for earnings hit from operational woes
Malaysia Aviation Group – the parent company of national carrier Malaysia Airlines – expects its profitability to “take a beating” following a spate of operational woes, though the full financial impact remains to be seen.
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NewsMalaysia Airlines AOC validity cut short amid ongoing operational woes
Malaysian regulators have reportedly slashed the validity period of Malaysia Airlines’ air operator’s certificate (AOC), as the carrier battles an operational meltdown in recent weeks.
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NewsFleet reliability woes forces Malaysia Aviation Group to cut schedules
Malaysia Airlines will cut its operating schedules through the end of the year, amid a double whammy of aircraft reliability issues and delivery delays.
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NewsMalaysia Airlines reveals first A330neo undergoing final assembly
Malaysia Airlines has shown off its first Airbus A330neo, undergoing final assembly at the airframer’s Toulouse manufacturing line. The carrier’s initial A330-900 is due to be delivered in the third quarter of this year. Malaysia Airlines disclosed in 2022 that it would modernise its fleet with the twinjets, which are ...
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Airline Business‘Not just riding the wave’: after financial turnaround, Malaysia Airlines eyes year of ‘credibility’
As Malaysia Airlines’ parent Malaysian Aviation Group (MAG) turns in a glowing financial report, it is keen to prove it is no one-trick pony, but that it has changed for the better.
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NewsMalaysia Airlines to grow India operations, while IndiGo expands international network
Malaysia Airlines is to expand its operations in India with the addition of three new cities, as part of wider network ramp-up to “key markets” in Asia and Australia.
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NewsBarnacle shell modelling could refine ocean drift path of MH370 debris
International researchers have argued that modelling of ocean barnacle shell formation and sea temperature could prove useful analytical data to locate the crash site of a missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER. Contact with the aircraft, operating the Kuala Lumpur-Beijing flight MH370, was lost as it deviated from its flightpath in ...
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Airline BusinessHow far through recovery are Asia-Pacific airlines?
A year which began with Asia-Pacifc borders only slowly reopening has ended with moves to reopen even some of the most controlled of markets through the pandemic, though operators both within and outside of Asia-Pacific continue to wait on developments in China before full recovery can be contemplated.
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Airline BusinessMalaysia Airlines’ sustainability chief on ‘seismic’ decisions ahead – and leading Firefly
As the chief sustainability officer of an airline group and leader of a low-cost carrier, Philip See has a unique perspective on the net-zero push
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NewsMalaysia Airlines picks A330neos for medium-haul fleet renewal
Malaysia Airlines is to acquire 20 Airbus A330neo widebodies as part of renewal plans for its medium-haul fleet.
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Airline BusinessA380s return amid strong travel demand and aircraft delivery delays
When Air France accelerated the retirement of its Airbus A380s in the early weeks of the pandemic, questions were being asked about the sumperjumbo’s future at many other operators. So far, however, the pandemic recovery is showing that the type still has a role to play at some carriers – ...
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Airline BusinessMalaysia Aviation sustainability chief talks SAF opportunities in road to net-zero
Malaysia Airlines will adopt a “wait and see approach” to emerging sustainable technologies in aviation – including electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) and hydrogen-powered aircraft – as it focuses on near-term initiatives such as sustainable fuels.
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NewsSingapore conditionally okays SIA-Malaysia Airlines partnership
Singapore’s competition watchdog has conditionally approved a wide-ranging commercial partnership between Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines.
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NewsFaulty pitot system likely cause of Malaysia Airlines 737 altitude loss
A malfunction in the pitot-static system of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 is likely to have led to a “technical issue” which saw the aircraft pitch up and subsequently lose altitude.
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NewsPolice appeal directly to Russian citizens and military for MH17 missile information
Investigators probing the destruction of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, shot down over Ukraine, are directing a renewed appeal for information on the missile transporter at Russian civilians and the military. Dutch national police are supporting the appeal by writing to citizens of Kursk, where the anti-aircraft missile brigade which owned ...
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Airline BusinessThe captain piloting Malaysia Airlines into a post-restructuring future
FlightGlobal speaks with Malaysia Airlines chief Captain Izham Ismail, a company veteran of over 40 years, on the way forward for the airline which recently exited restructuring.
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NewsMalaysia Airlines seeks to sell six A380s
In a LinkedIn post, the airline says its subsidiary MAB Pesawat Sdn Bhd is conducting an open tender for the sale of the widebodies, along with components.
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Airline BusinessWhat future does the A380 have in a post-pandemic travel world?
Already a luxury of debatable value to many operators before the crisis, the A380 appears even less well-suited to a market featuring depressed travel demand and a focus on cargo
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NewsMalaysia Airlines, Airbus renew widebody component MRO contract
Malaysia Airlines has extended its Flight Hour Services component MRO contract with Airbus, covering its fleet of widebodies.