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Not sure this has been posted before, I found this press release on MH's website: Malaysia Airlines Takes Over Firefly's Jet Services BackOct 18, 2011 SUBANG, Tuesday, 18 October 2011- Malaysia Airlines Group has embarked on a network rationalization programme, which will see its subsidiary, Firefly, concentrating on serving short-haul turboprop operations, while its parent Malaysia Airlines, will focus on enhancing its premium full-service offering. Firefly’s turboprop operations will remain unaffected by this exercise. The takeover of Firefly jet services by Malaysia Airlines Group is part of the service separation plans under the business realignment exercise which addresses the continuing heavy losses being incurred by Firefly jet operations. “The takeover of jet services is an important part of Malaysia Airlines Group’s business realignment exercise and is prompted by the need to address network and fleet restructuring plans for short-haul jet services. With the consolidation of Firefly’s jet operations under the Group, Malaysia Airlines will focus on the business of growing our premium full-service segment,” said MAS Group CEO, Ahmad Jauhari Yahya. The programme will be undertaken over a two-month period, on a sector-by-sector basis, and will result in all Firefly jet aircraft being redeployed into Malaysia Airlines’ operations by December 4, 2011. “Malaysia Airlines Group remains committed to Sabah and Sarawak and will continue to operate all services to Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. In addition, MAS Wings will also continue to operate all flights to the other points within Sabah and Sarawak that are currently being served,” he added. Firefly’s turboprop operations out of Subang and Penang Airports will be strengthened with the recent delivery of two additional turboprop aircraft. These aircraft will enable Firefly to reinstate services between Subang – Kuantan – Subang and also provide capacity to increase frequency of services on existing routes. Malaysia Airlines Group deeply regrets any inconvenience caused to passengers of Firefly Jet services affected by this network rationalization programme and gives its fullest assurance to passengers that it will honour all jet flight seats sold on Firefly. The Group is committed to minimizing the impact of any disruptions to the travel plans of Firefly jet passengers and will reassign all those affected to equivalent flights or better, at no additional cost, to ensure they reach their intended destinations. Passengers with queries related to bookings or reservations on Firefly can write to customer_care@fireflyz.com.my with their booking confirmation number and flight details, or call +603-7845 4543 or visit www.fireflyz.com.my for more information. Issued by: Media Relations Unit/Communications Division, Malaysia Airlines, Subang Source: http://malaysiaairlines.listedcompany.com/news.ihtml/id/273125 This is really ironic, few months back they were all jovial that there is a new airline, stating offering more benefits and choice for travellers. Even though the reality is opposite. Based on the press release, they used words: "....which addresses the continuing heavy losses being incurred by Firefly jet operations"

ATR 72 would have step its foot on Malaysia way long ago should Aero Malaysiana went ahead! Thanks Dean and Kenneth for the pictures...A BLAST FROM THE PAST!

9M-PEG current status PK-NVC De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 626 PT6A-27 Merpati Nusantara 1979 w/o 8/2/09 42km North of Oskibil Airport, Indonesia OKL while on approach 9M-BMM rg Boskym Udara 9M-PEG PH-SAY Schreiner Airways N5467X PH-SAY ff 5/30/79, dd 6/21/1979 Schreiner Airways 9M-PEH current status YJ-RV9 De Havilland DHC-6-310 Twin Otter 694 PT6A-27 Air Vanuatu 1980 merged 9/04 YJ-RV9 dd 5/90 Vanair 9M-PEH lsd 12/87 Pelangi Airways PH-STG opb Schreiner Petroleum Air Services PH-STG dd 8/85 Schreiner Airways G-BHXG ff 6/3/80, dd 7/18/1980 LoganAir 9M-PEH met its ultimate death when it crashed into sea near Port Vila (Vanuatu). See http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19990508-0

Wow!! This CM never gonna give up his wishful dream is it??

Pelangi Airways was a regional airline of Malaysia based at Kuala Lumpur Subang Airport, covering secondary routes within Peninsular Malaysia and international services to Sumatra, Indonesia. Like what Musrif had stated, Pelangi (9P) started in 1987 with Dornier 228 shuttling passengers and holiday makers to secondary cities in Peninsula Malaysia. Their secondary cities is so much more extensive than Berjaya Air + Fireflyz nowadays. They did move ahead with purchase of Dash 8. The Dash 8-311Q was painted in full Pelangi livery,registered 9M-PGC and was to be delivered in 1997. However somehow the delivery didn't proceed. The Dash 8 went to Brymon Airwways of UK, then to BA Express then now with Air Tanzania. Would be a beauty should the delivery materialised. During its heyday, Pelangi Air leased 2 Fokker 50 from Malaysia Airlines. 9M-MGJ and 9M-MGK if I am not mistaken. It was during 94 till 97. The two leased F-50s were oprated alongside with their own two F-50s (9M-MEQ and 9M-MER). Following the collapse of Pelangi Air in 2001, 9M-MEQ was left derelict in Johor Bahru Sultan Ismail International Airport and 9M-MER at Subang Airport. Both were scrapped in early 2006. In early 2002, there were reports that Pelangi Air intends to restart with one or two ATR42. However, it didn't materialised. Should Pelangi Air still exist today, it would be more convenient for folks to move from Peninsula Malaysia to Sumatera vv as most secondary cities on both side were covered extensively. And most probably it will operate from Subang Airport. Since we are on historical airlines based in Malaysia, how many of us still remember SEAGA Airlines, Mofaz Air, AeroMalaysiana and Ked- Air? A walk down memory lane.....I suggest everyone to pick up this month's KLifestyle Magazine. They have an article of Malaysian Aviation in old days....

wa lao....thats one long sector....O.O

Don't think its HanX as he is B737-200Adv rated only....plus he is nocturnal pilot...flight at night..

If I am not mistaken after the South African Airways Flight 295 (The Helderberg) in 1987, FAA of US imposed new ruling on how Combi should be used by airlines and how to combat fire should there be one. They even set new rules for aircraft manufactuers to adhere to new manufacturing standard thus driving up the cost of operating such Combi. B747 was the lsat aircraft to be designed with Combi configuration as far as I know, Boeing offered the configuration up till 2002. There aren't many Combi operator left KLM, KE, and Eva come to mind. These three are cargo heavyweight airlines, therefore can afford. Wa lao wea....did MH closed down BKI during the WAU exercise...O.O. (sorry, was sitting for exam when it happened, not sure of details)

Yes, they did. MH first two B744 (9M-MHL and 9M-MHM) was powered by GE as opposed to current PWs. Both are delievered in 1989, making MH one of the pioneer B744 operators at that time. Both are retired quickly after 2001 restructuring exercise. Now hauling cargo around the world with Kalitta Air. MHL became N741CK and MHM became N740CK.

Nowadays......Suspension of routes, not taking into account addition and reduction of flights. Route Freq (Wk) & A/C Remark Kuala Lumpur – Adelaide 2 772 Kuala Lumpur – Amsterdam 7 772 Kuala Lumpur – Auckland 7 772 Kuala Lumpur – Bandar Seri Begawan 3 734 Kuala Lumpur – Bangkok 12 772 2 734 Kuala Lumpur – Beijing 5 330 Kuala Lumpur – Beirut – Cairo 2 744 Beirut and Cairo-discontinued Kuala Lumpur – Brisbane 7 772 Kuala Lumpur – Chennai 6 330 Kuala Lumpur – Chiang Mai 2 734 Kuala Lumpur – Darwin – Cairns 2 330 Kuala Lumpur – Delhi 2 330 Kuala Lumpur – Denpasar 8 330 1 772 1 734 Kuala Lumpur – Dhaka 3 330 Kuala Lumpur – Dubai – Beirut 1 330 Kuala Lumpur – Dubai – Istanbul 2 330 Re-route as KUL-IST direct flight, new KUL- DMM & KUL-DXB-DMM, Beirut discontinued Kuala Lumpur – Dubai – Newark 3 772 Kuala Lumpur – Frankfurt 5 744 Kuala Lumpur – Fukuoka 2 330 Kuala Lumpur – Guangzhou 3 330 Kuala Lumpur – Hanoi 2 734 Kuala Lumpur – Hat Yai 3 734 Kuala Lumpur – Ho Chi Minh 4 734 Kuala Lumpur – Hong Kong 7 744 Kuala Lumpur – Jakarta 4 330 10 734 Kuala Lumpur – Jeddah 2 744 1 330 Kuala Lumpur – Johannesburg – Cape Town 2 74E Kuala Lumpur – Johannesburg – Cape Town – Buenos Aires 2 74E Now KUL-JNB and KUL-CPT-EZE Kuala Lumpur – Karachi – Dubai 2 330 All direct flight now to KHI and DXB Kuala Lumpur – London Heathrow 14 744 Kuala Lumpur – Male 2 330 Kuala Lumpur – Manchester 3 744 Kuala Lumpur – Manila 3 734 1 330 Kuala Lumpur – Medan 9 734 Kuala Lumpur – Melbourne – Adelaide 2 744 Kuala Lumpur – Melbourne – Sydney 3 744 Kuala Lumpur – Nagoya 2 330 Kuala Lumpur – Nagoya – Penang – Kuala Lumpur 1 330 Kuala Lumpur – Osaka 2 330 Kuala Lumpur – Osaka – Langkawi – Kuala Lumpur 1 330 Kuala Lumpur – Osaka – Penang – Kuala Lumpur 1 330Now KUL-KIX and BKI-KIX Kuala Lumpur – Paris CDG 3 744 Kuala Lumpur – Perth 13 772 Kuala Lumpur – Phnom Penh 5 734 Kuala Lumpur – Phuket 9 734 Kuala Lumpur – Rome 3 772 Kuala Lumpur – Seoul 3 330 Kuala Lumpur – Shanghai 3 772 Kuala Lumpur – Singapore 70 734 2 735 10 330 1 772 Now all B738 or B734 Kuala Lumpur – Surabaya 10 734 Kuala Lumpur – Sydney 4 744 Kuala Lumpur – Sydney – Melbourne – Kuala Lumpur 6 744 Kuala Lumpur – Taipei 1 330 Kuala Lumpur – Taipei – Langkawi – Kuala Lumpur 1 330 Kuala Lumpur – Taipei – Los Angeles 4 744 Kuala Lumpur – Tokyo Narita 2 744 1 74E Kuala Lumpur – Tokyo Narita – Los Angeles 3 744 Kuala Lumpur – Tokyo Narita – Penang – Kuala Lumpur 2 772 Kuala Lumpur – Vienna – Munich 2 772 Kuala Lumpur – Vienna – Zagreb 2 772 Kuala Lumpur – Xiamen 2 734 Kuala Lumpur – Yangon 2 734 Kuala Lumpur – Zurich 4 772 Kuala Lumpur – Johor Bahru – Surabaya 3 734 Kuala Lumpur – Kota Kinabalu – Cebu 2 734 Kuala Lumpur – Kota Kinabalu – Hong Kong 1 734 Kuala Lumpur – Kota Kinabalu – Kaohsiung 7 734 status?? Kuala Lumpur – Kota Kinabalu – Manila 2 734 1 330 Kuala Lumpur – Kota Kinabalu – Seoul 1 330 Kuala Lumpur – Kota Kinabalu – Taipei 4 330 Kuala Lumpur – Kota Kinabalu – Tokyo Narita 1 330 Kuala Lumpur – Kuching – Kota Kinabalu – Hong Kong 3 734 Kuala Lumpur – Kuching – Manila 2 734 Kuala Lumpur – Kuching – Perth 1 772 Kuala Lumpur – Penang – Chennai – Kuala Lumpur 1 330 Kuala Lumpur – Penang – Hong Kong 2 74E Kota Kinabalu – Bandar Seri Begawan 3 F50 3 734 Kota Kinabalu – Labuan – Bandar Seri Begawan 1 F50 Kota Kinabalu – Singapore 7 734 Kuching – Bandar Seri Begawan 3 F50 Kuching – Pontianak 4 F50 Kuching – Singapore 14 734 Langkawi – Phuket 3 734 Langkawi – Singapore 3 735 Penang – Medan 9 734 Penang – Phuket 3 734 Penang – Singapore 21 734 Tawau – Tarakan 3 DHT Boy, took some time to do this....but am free.

The Parliament in the 80s or 90s passed the Qantas Act (name??) stating that Qantas needs to remain in Australia under any circumstances. Well the Act protects Qantas from foreign competitions, keeps jobs onshore and owners at home, the increasing competitions from Middle East and Asia-based airline has squeezed Qantas left, right and center. Therefore the creation of Jetstar to counter the flow. Now with Jetstar which banks on its parents resources, is earning money ( much successful than Qantas itself), it dents Qantas name at the same time. The high publicity of several incidents. especially A380, doesn't help either. Unions are now at loggerheads with the management as more local jobs will be lost to the Asianisation of Qantas new airline based in either SIN and KUL. Jetstar Japan and Jetstar Asia and Pacific idea doesn't boils down well with the Unions as well. Business wise for sustainability YES, but at the cost of locals job- DEFINITELY NO NO! (for Australians at least). The unions had been in negotiation with QF's management for quite some time, but all ended in deadlocks. As if rubbing salt into their (unions)' wound, they whole QF board was re-elected. Alan Joyce stayed as CEO, with new renumeration package. Shareholders hasn't receive any dividend for past one decade. Share of Qantas slided from AUD 6.50 in 2004 to AUD 1.50 today. I am not saying renumeration is wrong. Given the current tough business environment, however, this is not the right time when the CEO is blasting in media stating QF is loosing moey, blah blah blah, then get himself a new salary...Oxymoron,no? The cost of employment in Australia is now getting a bit too high for Qantas to ensure sustainability in long run, therefore the need to overhaul the whole organisation. The Qantas Act should be amended as well so that it can fit in the new climate. Unions can be a good thing, but bad at the same time. Unions main aim now is to ensure job security in future and for their future generation. Both sides can't just fight fire with kerosene...The fire will get even more wild, like the lockdown now. Interestingly, remember earlier this year when AirAsia rumoured to be moving to Jakarta? Some government official were up in arms, criticized AK for doing so.....similar story, different plot......

Well, getting a new salary of AUD 5 million a year the day before and lock down the entire the subsequent day doesn't boils down well with the unions. Qantas has gone haywired....Good Lord~~~

Yeap, read about it. More AK plane will go to QZ. Indonesia law requires Indonesia airlines to have at least five owned aircraft, implemented after few accidents in Indon few years. I think most will come from 9M-AF* series...although the second is AH* series. btw, all the best in exam, Keith!! Four HDs!?!

Thanks Albert for the article. Looks like the glory days of GA is back once again, while its neighbour across the Straits of Malacca is bleeding money like no tomorrow.....*sigh*

Received mine today....oh my....it feels 'luxurious'! lolx~~~

China Southern Airlines cabin layout is uninspirational. Hope MH can do a better job.

Just got back from SIN just now. One of FY's B734 is now berthed at KLIA without any title. Livery is still on. Quite dark actually...I maybe wrong...the end is near...T.T

Yeap...second your opinion. Joined this morning as well. Hope AK BIG can 'lure' me back to flying them again....lolx!!

Royal Brunei Airlines is a form of public transport for Brunei, not for profit purpose. Since they can't support long haul, therefore might as well focus on short haul routes. The catchment area for BI is too small to support profitable airline business in Brunei. The reduction in regional flight most probably reflects the reduction on reliance on transiting pax. Too much reliant on connecting traffic is also unsustainable in long term as BI is competing with n number of airlines which are more prestigious offering much better services.

After a month plus of silence, the truth is unveiled. RBA is heading to becoming a regional carrier, like Malev Hungarian or Czech Airlines: 'RBA tweaking fleet to focus on short-haul traffic' Goh De No BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, October 11, 2011 ROYAL Brunei Airlines (RBA) is looking to add more short- to medium-range Airbus A320s to its fleet and break the lease for its long-range Boeing 777s as part of a strategy to focus on short-haul routes, a reliable aviation website yesterday said. Aviationweek.com, an information and services provider in the industry, quoted RBA executives as saying the airline is trying to persuade Singapore Airlines (SIA) to let RBA break the lease and return some of the 777s. Currently, RBA has on lease six Boeing 777s SIA, but since RBA is cutting routes to Auckland, Brisbane, Perth and Ho Chi Minh City on October 30, it will not need all the 777 jets, the report said. RBA in a statement released earlier this year, said that it was adding at least one extra Airbus 320 to its short-haul fleet in spring 2012 to ensure the airline can offer a more consistent schedule and level of service on the regional network. Aviationweek.com said RBA has no A320s on order, which means it is likely to be on the market for a lease. As for the new Boeing 787 Dreamliners, RBA will maintain its commitment to take delivery of the long-range fuel-efficient aircraft, the first of which is expected to arrive in 2013, the online report said. Citing database from aviation industry information provider Ascend, the online report said the RBA has five 787s on order. More info: http://www.bt.com.bn/business-national/2011/10/11/rba-tweaking-fleet-focus-short-haul-traffic

PrivatAir is based in Geneva and mostly do private flight for high roller and transatlantic services for Gulf Air, Swiss, Lufthansa and KLM. Often those who do not want to brush their shoulder with cattle (Y) class and have the $$ to burn. They use mainly Boeing aircraft. From B737-700 BBJ to B767-300ER. All flight are decked out in private suites or lie flat business seats. And lot of champagne flowing and on-demand services we can ever imagine of. Similarly, Open Skies B757, British Airways A318, Air France and Qatar Airways A319-100LR do the same service. BA 318 flies directly into London City airport near to city centre, cutting waiting time at Heathrow. Perhaps something MH can consider with their B738, fly into Sungai Besi Airport. Up a limo then in KL in no time.....glamorous flying....

A summary of future Malaysia Aviation scene: Passenger Malaysia Airlines- Full service premium airline- short, medium and long haul Sapphire Airlines- Full service airline- short, medium (regional) haul AirAsia- Low cost airline- short, medium (regional) haul AirAsia X- Low cost airline- long haul Fireflyz- intra West Malaysia- short haul MASWings- intra East Malaysia- short, medium haul Berjaya Air- short haul leisure airline [ Lion Air is yet to unveil what they are planning to do with Berjaya Air after buying a controlling stake] Cargo MASKargo- - regional to long haul Transmile Air- short to regional haul To be confirmed Unidentified new domestic airline flying between West and East Malaysia, to be set up by Sarawak folks.

Its B734 on steroid. Yes, the more paint you painted on, the heavier the aircraft gets. More fuel burn. The main reason why most airline are now going for Euro-white livery, less paint, cost effective. But needs more bath. Water is cheaper than fuel, to say at least. MH dropped its Hibiscus 9M-MPD for same reason. If I remember correctly IJ said the extra paint cost MH RM2 million a year to haul around....hm...forgot the real number and link to the story. IMO, I think MH should reconfigure Business class to 8 or 12 seats only as most airline do nowadays. And change Y seat pitch to at least 32". 32" is pretty much standard for most FSC. 30" is a no-no unless MH wants to fight it out with LCC again.

Okay am saving money now to be on the first flight. err...should I do booking now?? risky....hmmmm

I supposed they mean reconfiguring B738 Y class to better seat pitch, currently at 30' if I am not mistaken. I am putting my hope high on the new management in rolling out new revitalised fleet and inflight products. MH has been banged so many times by its competitors, now its time MH stands up again, to be par with SQ, CX, TG and GA. MH should take a leaf from GA. Whether we like it or not, the true transformation of GA is something MH should learn. I like their new advertisement campaign. Truly displaying Indonesian way of hospitality: Their corporate video is as amazing as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_wcDUd0J30