Malaysian Airline is one of the finest and luxurious airbus in the world which is also

Malaysias pride when come to airplanes. It has been known around the world for its service,
facilities and also hospitality. It has come long way to achieve its current status to be top in
the airline business market among all the other airlines around the globe.
Malaysia Airlines journey to achieving its current reputable position has been a remarkable
one. A small airline operator, it has grown by leaps and bounds to be the force it is within the
industry today. A joint initiative of the Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool, the Straits
Steamship of Singapore and Imperial Airways led to a proposal to the Colonial Straits
Settlement government to run an air service between Penang and Singapore. On 12 October
1937, Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) was born.
On 2 April 1947, MAL took to the skies with its first commercial flight as the national
airline. Driven by a young and dynamic team of visionaries, the domestic carrier turned into
an international airline in less than a decade.
With the formation of Malaysia in 1963, the airline changed its name to Malaysian Airlines
Limited. Soon after, Borneo Airways was incorporated into MAL. Within 20 years, MAL
grew from a single aircraft operator into a company with 2,400 employees and a fleet
operator, using the then latest Comet IV jet aircraft, six F27s, eight DCs and two Pioneers.
In 1965, with the separation of Singapore from Malaysia, MAL became a bi-national airline
and was renamed Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (MSA). A new logo was introduced and the
airline grew exponentially with new services to Perth, Taipei, Rome and London. However,
in 1972, the partners went separate ways. Malaysia introduced Malaysian Airline Limited,
which was subsequently renamed Malaysian Airline System, and took to the skies on 1
October 1972. It was later branded Malaysia Airlines and continues to be the countrys
national carrier.
Malaysia Airlines achieved a significant milestone in 2012 when it received its first Airbus
A380-800. On 1 July 2012, Malaysia Airlines cemented its position as one of the leading
airlines in the world with the historic launch of its A380 scheduled service between KL
International Airport and London Heathrow.
On 1 February 2013, Malaysia Airlines became a full-fledged member of oneworld alliance
and is now connected to some 850 destinations in 150 countries across the oneworld alliance
network.
The airline holds a lengthy record of excellence, having received more than 100 awards in the
last decade.
Before the introduction of the Business Turnaround Plan, Malaysia Airlines operated 118
domestic routes within Malaysia and 114 international routes across six continents. Malaysia
Airlines now flies to 60 destinations across Southeast Asia, North and South Asia, the Middle
East, Australasia and Europe. Its primary hub is in Kuala Lumpur. It has a particularly strong
presence in the Southeast Asia region, which, together with its subsidiary MASWings and
Firefly, connects Kuala Lumpur to the most destinations in Borneo Island. Apart from that,

the airline has a key role in the Kangaroo Route, on which the airline provides onward
connecting flights from main European gateways to major Australian and New Zealand
gateways via Kuala Lumpur International Airport, within 5 hours.
Under the Business Turnaround Plan, numerous routes were axed and frequencies reduced.
As of September 2007, Malaysia Airlines flies to 88 destinations. In cooperation with codeshare partner airlines, the airline serves more than one hundred destinations worldwide. It
was the first airline in Southeast Asia to fly to South Africa, following the demise of
apartheid, and the only airline in Southeast Asia that served South America via South Africa
until 2012. In 2006, it suspended its routes to Manchester, Vienna, Fukuoka, Chengdu,
Nagoya, Xi'an, Cairo, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Zrich under its Business Turnaround Plan.
Before the MH17 and MH370's crashes, it suspended services to Cape Town, Rome,
Dammam, Karachi, Surabaya, Johannesburg and Los Angeles.
Malaysia Airlines also owns its own charter flight division. Malaysia Airlines' charter flights
have flown to destinations around the world, such as Guilin, which was previously one of
Malaysia Airlines' scheduled destinations, and Christmas Island. Malaysia Airlines has also
been the official airline for the Manchester United Asian Tour. It also has a substantial Hajj
operation.
Malaysia Airlines applied for approval to launch three weekly Kota Kinabalu Tokyo
Haneda service with Boeing 737-800, effective 15 November 2010. After receiving
regulatory approval, Malaysia Airlines adjusted its Tokyo operations. All Kuala Lumpur
Tokyo traffic departed and arrived in Narita, and Kota Kinabalu Tokyo traffic operated
from/to Haneda. The airline ended operations at Tokyo Haneda Airport on 1 February 2012.
Malaysia Airlines is listed on the stock exchange of Bursa Malaysia under the name
Malaysian Airline System Berhad. The airline suffered high losses over the years due to poor
management and fuel price increases. As a result of financial restructuring (Widespread Asset
Unbundling) in 2002, led by BinaFikir, Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad became its parent
company, incorporated in 2002, in exchange for assuming the airline's long-term liabilities.
On the operational side, the Government of Malaysia appointed Idris Jala as the new CEO on
1 December 2005, to execute changes in operations and corporate culture. Under his
leadership, Malaysia Airlines unveiled its Business Turnaround Plan (BTP) in February,
2006, which identified low yield, an inefficient network and low productivity.Following the
Widespread Asset Unbundling (WAU) restructuring of Malaysia Airlines, Malaysian
Government investment arm and holding company, Khazanah Nasional's subsidiary,
Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad is the majority shareholder with a 52.0% stake. After
Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad, the second-largest shareholder is Khazanah Nasional, which
holds 17.33% of the shares. Minority shareholders include Employees Provident Fund Board
(10.72%), Amanah Raya Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd (5.69%), State Financial Secretary
Sarawak (2.71%), foreign shareholders (5.13%) and Warisan Harta Sabah (2.4%). It has
19,546 employees (as of March, 2007). The Malaysian government reported that the
government's holding company, Khazanah Nasional is keen on selling shares of Malaysia
Airlines to remain globally competitive in an industry that is fast-consolidating.

In conclusion, Malaysian Airlines has always been top serving airline in the market and will
always be by improving the quality of its service and by maintaining these strategies
throughout their life span.