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MAS to operate three international routes from KK in Dec 2012

 

In December 2012 MAS to operate three additional international routes from Kota Kinabalu. Yours truly believes that East Malaysians will be pleased with the decisions. MAS should also consider to resume the Bandung and Surabaya routes, which were terminated soon after the inking of the infamous MAS-AirAsia share swap by Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar, the MD of Khazanah. MAS should also commence its Firefly jet services, which was also terminated after the said share swap.  

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Malindo Airways is good for consumers

The PM witnessed the signing ceremony for the setting up of Malindo Airways.

On 10-9-2012 YAB PM Datuk Seri Najib has announced the setting up of a new low cost airline known as Malindo Airways.  Malindo Airways  will commence operation in May 2013 and be  based in KLIA-2. Read in HERE.

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Re-branding will not turn around MAS

The above was the original logo/livery and corporate colour of MAS, when it was established on 1 October 1972.

MAS is founded in 1947 as Malayan Airways. on 1st October 1972, it has changed its name to Malaysian Airline System (MAS).  MAS is the nation’s flag carrier which is majority owned by the government of Malaysia.  MAS operates flights at its first base in Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and secondary base in Kota Kinabalu, in HERE.

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MAHB should ignore “Low Cost Mentality”!

YB Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz, the chairman of AirAsia X Sdn Bhd. By the way, has AirAsiaX/AirAsia refunded all the airport taxes collected from the un-traveled passengers totalling more than RM6 million?

“Timeliness and a concrete black and white commitment on fixed airport charges in the new low-cost carrier terminal is needed to cool down the ongoing tension between AirAsia Chief Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), says Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz.

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AirAsia shouldn’t delay to terminate all its agreements with MAS

It is only fair that AAX should also return its Sydney route to MAS. Pic: 4th from left, YB Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz, the chairman of AAX Sdn Bhd

“Low-cost carrier AirAsia Bhd wants to opt out of all joint-venture agreements with national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS), a source says. AirAsia decided at a board meeting last week that it would seek to terminate its agreements with MAS soon, according to the source, in HERE.

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MAS Board is answerable for the change of MAS livery

Throughout the years, MAS livery/logo has been changed for good reasons and with the approval of the Board and Cabinet.
This is the new logo/livery that has been changed for no good reason.

There is MAS Board meeting this morning at 10:00 am. Hopefully the Board will be transparent and provide answers to the questions posed for the past week which are still unanswered. Looking at the budget for Marketing and Promotions budget stands at about RM560 million for 2012, the cost of designing and re-branding may be several million Ringgit was a small figure.

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AJ: What was the total cost of designing & re-branding of the new livery?

The new pale blue livery which was supposed to be used on all MAS aircraft

Updates at 8:15 pm on 11-7-2012: It is hoped that AJ or his Strategic Comm in MAS will respond with honest answers to the questions posed herein otherwise it will warrant another posting on the same subject matter. Yours truly trust that it will not be necessary. Thank you AJ.

 

After the MAS-AirAsia share “suap” was inked by Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar (Amok), the MD of Khaznah Nasioanl Bhd, someone was deadly against the use of RED colour on MAS logo as it was strongly felt that RED is an exclusive colour for another airline. For the benefit of that someone, MAS was set up on 1-10-1972 and RED was the original colour of the logo of MAS! WHO INNOVATE and WHO IMITATE?

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25-6-2012 Questions Time: “Little Napoleoans in Khazanah are still dreaming about the share swap”

Jawapan Lisan pada 25-6-2012 Y.B. TUAN WEE CHOO KEONG [WANGSA MAJU] minta MENTERI KEWANGAN menyatakan butir-butir Perjanjian Tambahan Collaboration dan dua