JuliusWong

Not sure how an bankrupt airline is going to support another bankrupt airline. AirAsia is trying to get a second shot at India market.

The next four factory fresh A321neos are now assigned: MSN 11939 - https://aviation.flights/aib/A320/11939 assigned to AirAsia Malaysia MSN 11971 - assigned to AirAsia Malaysia MSN 12089 - https://aviation.flights/aib/A320/12089 assigned to Thai AirAsia HS-EAC MSN 12132 - https://aviation.flights/aib/A320/12132 assigned to AirAsia Malaysia

I think so, something like CX's angled seat on their A321neo. It is made by Collins Aerospace Air Rest. Oman Air is currently using it on their B737max Cathay Pacific A321neo Oman Air B737-MAX 8

Maybe they are going for 25 firm order + 10 options on narrowbody. Quite possibly. I honestly don't see MH going for A321neo tbh. MH always has the "moral obligation and political duty" to maintain 'Murica and EU balance. As for widebody, 10 firm +15 options A330-900neo as what you have stated.

Ahhh, the cats are now out of the bag. I can see them placing an order for 25 B737MAX-10 (they don't need them urgently, can wait for Boeing to get it certified) and another 15 A330-900neo, keep another 5 options. As for the three A350-900s, I am as lost as you. All pre-used A350s have all been taken up, unless there are some current operator which is not renewing lease.

Skyscam 2024 Best Airport list is published. KLIA slipped further from 67th in 2023 to 71st in 2024. World’s best airports in 2024 ranking: Hamad International Airport Singapore Changi Airport Incheon International Airport Haneda Airport Narita International Airport Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Dubai International Airport Munich International Airport Zurich International Airport Istanbul International Airport Source: https://www.worldairportawards.com/worlds-top-100-airports-2024/

Well, that was shortlived.......no thanks for the on-going conflict in Middle East.

Potentially face issue during winter doing westbound flight just like what happened when they had their B777-200ER. B787-8/9 would be able to do the route effortlessly, but that would require a new fleet introduction. Hence why MH is dribbling to add another 3 A359 towards end of the decade. A330neo is a beast of an aircraft, a far cry from its first and second generation, we shall see how it performs once MH resumes operation to both routes.

Yes, politically correct answer. The planned Euro routes are Paris and Amsterdam, which are slated to return in 2025/2026. MH is partnering with Manchester United for brand awareness purpose since Man U is one of the most well-known football club. Unlike SQ brand which can sell itself, MH needs a "larger" brand to sell their own brand.

The Google Translate is pretty accurate: "China News Service, Kuala Lumpur, April 11 (Reporter Chen Yue) Malaysian airline Batik Air issued a statement on the 11th saying that it acted in accordance with "standard security protocols" when investigating a passenger's lost items on a flight on the 9th of this month, "but the airline did not target specific nationality." Batik Air said in a statement that on the company's OD714 flight from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur on the 9th, a passenger reported that he had lost important items. When the plane landed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the crew immediately contacted the Airport Auxiliary Police to come to assist. Batik Air stated that the auxiliary police subsequently "searched all passengers" and the crew members found the lost credit card in the hidden area of the passenger seat. The statement did not answer all the questions raised in the video one by one, but said it would remain vigilant to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers. The statement also pointed out that the incident of missing items led to a "case within a case." When the credit card was found, it was discovered that it did not belong to the passenger who reported it missing. Currently, the Malaysian police have detained the passenger who reported the missing item for further investigation."

From July 5, 2024, AirAsia X will resume Changsha, Hunan with 4x weekly flight. https://newsroom.airasia.com/news/airasia-x-resumes-services-to-changsha-reconnecting-kuala-lumpur-with-the-capital-and-largest-city-of-hunan-province#gsc.tab=0 Changsha marks AAX’s sixth direct route to China, complementing AirAsia Malaysia’s (flight code AK) extensive network of 12 destinations within Greater China including Guangzhou Kunming Guilin Nanning Quanzhou Shantou Shenzhen Wuhan Taipei Kaohsiung Macao Hong Kong AirAsia X's (flight code D7) current six direct routes from Kuala Lumpur: Beijing Chengdu Hangzhou Shanghai Xi'an Changsha (commencing July 25, 2024) Missing from route network (AirAsia Malaysia and AirAsia X Malaysia used to fly to these destinations before COVID 19 pandemic): Chongqing (AK) Guiyang (AK) Haikou (AK) Lanzhou (AK) Tianjin (D7)

Yes, Qatar Airways is a keen partner to Malaysia Airlines and is keen to share revenue through the code sharing and partnership. Now that Qatar Airways is being blocked from increasing their flight into Australia, Malaysia Airlines partnership is even more important to them. Hence why Malaysia Airlines is keen in returning to Brisbane. We should be seeing an AU/NZ market build-up once the A330neo delivery starts in the last quarter of this year. Yes, Christoph Mueller chose the easy way out by chopping off the European network (except for London Heathrow) by signing up the lopsided deal with EK. There were many other airlines who were keen to work with Malaysia Airlines, especially Qatar Airways being in the same alliance. He even wanted to sacrifice MH's LHR slots to EK. If it wasn't for Malaysia gomen intervention, we wouldn't even have MH1/2/3/4 nowadays and the A350 fleet will be made redundant. When we say airline alliance, it depends the scope of the agreement. Malaysia Airlines feeds Emirates pax from across Malaysia, South East Asia and Australia/ New Zealand as both Emirates and Etihad simply could not fully utilize their UAE-Australia open skies 168 weekly flight allocation. Emirates behaves like a master to leech off their partners and keep all the revenue and pax to themselves, case in point MH has largely downsized the deal and chose to partner in wider scale with Japan Airlines and Qatar Airways. Another good example would be Qantas. It has also scaled down their joint-venture with EK considerably and move their Asia back to Singapore, after a few years in Dubai. The issue now is Jetstar Asia has now been forced to Terminal 4 in SIN, because the Singapore gomen and Changi has taken offense QF moved their operation base to Dubai previously. Jetstar/ Qantas/ Emirates used to have a huge operation in SIN, much bigger than KUL, after the Jetstar drama and QF's own self-afflicted drama the current operation is a shadow of the past. This is all the dark politics that so-called squeaky clean Singapore gomen plays that a lot of locals don't see. Unlike Emirates, Qatar Airways see Malaysia Airlines as an equal partner with 50/50 partnerships. Emirates took total advantage of Malaysia Airlines's downfall for its own benefit. And no. Emirates is not the only airline that were willing to work with Malaysia Airlines. You may refer to my reply to Izanee's post. Malaysia Airlines needed to abandon its European route as they simply could not cover the operation cost. The flights were almost always full but the cost was more than what the revenue could cover. Moreover, they were retiring the B777 fleet after double disasters MH17 and MH370 with no new fleet capable of doing those routes with consistent profit. Fare dumping by the big ME3 made the situation even worse. Better to cancel those routes than dumping more money into bottomless pit. As for rebuilding European network, AMS and CDG are planned for return in 2025/2026 onwards. A330neo would be able to do both destinations comfortably. Captain Izham has stated they are looking to return to Brisbane with A330neos. With the resumption, Malaysia Airlines will be the only Malaysia-based airline to connect Malaysia with all five major int'l airports in Australia: PER, BNE, SYD, MEL and ADL. Malaysia Airlines is also looking to add another three more A350s by end of the decade.

Glad to see MH-QR partnership going from strength to strength. Qatar Airways are all for mutual benefits for both parties unlike Emirates who prefers to leech on their so-called partners. MH seems to abandon/ does not publicise their EK partnership, only JL partnership remains. 9:35 AM KUL - 11:55 AM DOH B77W QR 845 2:55 PM KUL - 5:15 PM DOH A359 MH 164 8:25 PM KUL - 10.45 PM DOH B77W QR 853 9:00 PM KUL - 11:30 PM DOH A359 MH 160

Not sure why Malaysia can't seem to be unable to make HCM work. Maybe it is the other way round. That's quite a drop from daily flight to 4x weekly. Batik Air Malaysia pulled out of the route totally. I guess AirAsia is now dominating the route. Malaysia Airlines 3x daily, AirAsia 5x daily, Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet both 1x daily. 10x flight a day is quite a lot.

Batik Air has added one B737-800NG and one B737max 8 over the past few days. B737-8U3 MSN 41794 / LN 4761 9M-LDG Batik Air Malaysia delivery 6 Apr 2024 ex-PK-BGG with Batik Air Indonesia B737-8 MSN 42829 / LN 6430 9M-LRW Batik Air Malaysia delivery 05-07apr24 TUS-ANC-NRT-KUL ex-N133SL with Norwegian Air Sweden AOC Source: https://www.skyliner-aviation.de/regdb.main?LC=nav4&page=4