Aviation to Malaysia

Malaysia Airlines signs deal for LEAP engines Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) said it has finalised its order with CFM International for LEAP-1B engines to power 25 firm Boeing 737 MAX aircraft scheduled to begin delivery in 2019. The order is valued at more than US$630 million at list prices. The ai...

Malaysia Airlines orders $5 billion in 737 Max jets Boeing and troubled Malaysia Airlines have announced a deal in which the Southeast Asian airline has signed a firm order for 25 737 MAX 8 airplanes, valued at US$2.75 billion at current list prices with an additional option for the same amount of p...

Malaysia Airlines names new CEO Malaysia Airlines has promoted its chief operating officer Peter Bellew to the CEO’s seat to replace embattled Christoph Mueller, the airline’s main shareholder, state investment agency Khazanah Nasional announced this week. Khazanah said in a statement that Belle...

Malaysia Airlines CEO calls it quits early Christoph Mueller, the CEO of troubled Malaysia Airlines, said in mid-April he was calling it quits after serving only one year of his three-year contract with the Southeast Asia carrier.   Mueller chalked up his early exit to “changing personal circumst...

  Malaysia Airlines New A330 Business Class Seats   Malaysia Airlines yesterday, unveiled its new A330-300 Business Class seats at the World Travel Market in London. The new seats, which will be introduced in April 2016, will see all 15 A330-300 aircraft fitted with the new configuration b...

Malaysia Airlines to slash 6,000 jobs Malaysia Airlines will cut it workforce by 6,000 as part of its restructuring. This is more than expected – most estimates had been in the 3,000 to 5,000 range. This will amount to 30 percent of the carrier’s workforce and forms part of a restructuring that ...

MALAYSIA AIRLINES TO REDUCE FUEL COSTS WITH SITA’s WIND AND WEATHER SERVICE KUALA LUMPUR – 22 August 2013 – Malaysia Airlines aims to reduce fuel costs on 40 aircraft, including their A380 fleet, with SITA’s FMS Wind Uplink service. This service constantly updates key Flight Management Syste...

Malaysia Airlines unveils first aircraft in oneworld livery 31 January 2013: Malaysia Airlines today rolled out its first aircraft decorated in the livery of the oneworld(r) alliance – which the flag carrier of Malaysia joins at midnight tonight in one of the most significant steps in its 40-y...

The entry of Malindo Air into the Malaysian market next year could see an intense price war if, as is projected to be the case, capacity growth rates far exceed what the market can take. Malindo Air is the new venture by Lion Air (49%) and local aerospace company NARI (51%), expected to launch in [&...