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Found this video online, credit to its original owner. 9M-MTM Engine #1 emitted sparks upon emergency landing at KUL two days ago. A333 9M-MTM is grounded indefinitely for now. A333 9M-MTF is also out of service. MTF is the last A333 in the "swoosh" livery. A333 9M-MTH and 9M-MTN both have returned to service after its own respective episodes recently. A332 9M-MTU has been out of action for long time, perhaps in heavy maintenance. 9M-MTU, 9M-MTV and 9M-MTW are in "swoosh" livery. 9M-MTX, 9M-MTY and 9M-MTZ are in "Negaraku" livery. A359 9M-MAC has returned to service. 9M-MAB, 9M-MAD, 9M-MAE are in "swoosh" livery. 9M-MAC, 9M-MAF, 9M-MAG and 9M-MAH are in "Negaraku" livery. GCZCCRnM8iETGW0GAC0nepwxDs0nbmdjAAAF.mp4

The A380 all-blue livery was rumoured to have oil someone's pocket by handling the project to the famous Landor Associates. It was not required and not necessary at all. Well, on the flip if it was to be painted in swoosh red-and-blue livery, it would be even more hideous. The A380 with 90's cheatline livery when the order was first announced.

AirAsia and AirAsia X's merger has hit a snag due to Thai AirAsia X is now under bankruptcy status. Malaysia's AirAsia to resume A321neo deliveries

Last night January 18, 2024 Malaysia Airlines A330-323 9M-MTM was doing flight MH190 KUL-DEL when suspected sparks were observed from Engine #1, returned to KUL. Airport Fire and Rescue Service (AFSS) was deployed in the event of any fire emergency. Fellow sistership 9M-MTJ replaced 9M-MTM, arriving into DEL four hours late. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/9m-mtj https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/9m-mtm

One thing definitely for sure MH prefers internal candidates to replace him if he indeed chooses not to renew his contract. Save for Christoph Mueller and Peter Bellew period which they hired expat CEOs due to unusual circumstances, MH has always been headed by local Malaysians. Some has shown positive changes, some don't. Good grief, let it not be another Tengku Azmil....he was the one behind these two hideous livery.

MAG CEO Captain Izham did an interview with BFM89.9 this morning January 17, 2024. I have not listen to the whole interview, but it sounds Captain Izham will not be extending or renewing his contract when the current one is due in November this year.

The very last published AirAsia Group International and Domestic Route Map. Published in the final edition of Travel3Sixty magazine April 2020 Issue.

You can actually book from Jaipur to New Delhi and take D7 back from New Delhi via airasia.com website. JAI-DEL leg is done by Air India Express, although I think it is more of an OTA selling the ticket and there is no interline agreement. Not sure why the official website does not allow non-stop return booking to JAI from KUL. You either transit via DEL or DMK via FD. In their app, it can be done.

Let me guess, Capital A will be testing JAI and AMD out with AirAsia first, before deciding if they will move to AirAsia X. Previous rendition both were serviced by AirAsia X with A330-300s. Jaipur was one of the poorer performing routes before it was canned previously. Loads of promo fares going around, Jaipur could be cheaper but RM209 one way fare is now sold out: With this new addition, AirAsia operates a robust network of routes directly from Kuala Lumpur to India in both northern and southern cities. AirAsia Malaysia (AK) Chennai Tiruchirappalli Kochi Hyderabad Bengaluru Kolkata Thiruvananthapuram (commencing February 21, 2024) Jaipur (commencing April 21, 2024) Ahmedabad (commencing May 1, 2024) AirAsia X (D7) New Delhi Amritsar The missing piece will be Mumbai, Bangalore, and Bhubaneswar, all three previously flown by either AirAsia X or AirAsia. Additional destinations they can consider: Coimbatore, Pune and Lucknow.

The AirAsia X's order for 30 A321XLR was revised downward to only 20 back in 2019, the same time when they cancelled 63 out of 78 firm order for A339neo. Not sure if Airbus allows AirAsia Group/ Capital A to interchange its order, because they were two separate orders. AirAsia order was an upgrade from remaining A320neo order to standard A321neo. AirAsia X was A339neo with A320XLR bundled together. At the moment, AirAsia X's order for A339neo remains at 15 with 20 A321XLR. As for A350, I would think it is just bluff talk. Capital A currently has no financial standing to place such an enormous capital into a new fleet. Plus if they are to place an order now, the earliest they can receive is mid-end of 2026/ start of 2027.

Saw this online, good to share here: Total order for A321XLR (specific order only): Aer Lingus – 6 Air Arabia – 20 Air Canada – 28 Air Lease – 27 Air Transat – 4 AirAsia X – 20 American Airlines – 50 Cebu Pacific – 10 Flynas – 10 IAG – 14 Icelandair – 13 Indigo Partners – 50 JetBlue – 13 LATAM Airlines Group – 17 Middle East Airlines – 4 Qantas Group – 36 Saudia – 15 United Airlines - 50 Vietjet – 20 Total – 407 Actual numbers maybe higher as many airlines placed group order for A320neo family and has interchangeable clause. Airbus mentioned before it has garnered over 550 orders for A321XLR.

AirAsia X launches (again) Ahmedabad with 4x weekly flight. AirAsia X first launched Ahmedabad in February 4, 2020 with initially planned first flight on April 29, 2020. However the flight never took off due to border closure during COVID 19 pandemic. The old advertisement when it was first launched. With this new addition, AirAsia operates a robust network of routes directly from Kuala Lumpur to India in both northern and southern cities. AirAsia Malaysia (AK) Chennai Tiruchirappalli Kochi Hyderabad Bengaluru Kolkata Thiruvananthapuram (commencing February 21, 2024) AirAsia X (D7) New Delhi Amritsar Jaipur (commencing April 21, 2024) Ahmedabad (commencing May 1, 2024)

Saw this from LinkedIn, good luck to MH, SQ, TG, CX and many other airlines.......with 65 A359, 35 B778, 170 B779, 35 B787s, that's a total of 305 airframes coming, EK is going to need a lot of new employees!

Hahaha, guess all the marketing people for both Malaysia Airlines Group and Lion Air Group do not take marketing communication and branding classes during their degree days. With the new A330, Batik Air Malaysia A330 fleet will have three different livery: 9M-LFC MSN 1481 9M-LFD MSN 1411 9M-LF* MSN 1828 (to be confirmed)

Thank you for the information. Mystery solved. PK-LEK A330-343 MSN 1828, Configuration 18W 374Y. Originally built for Batik Air Malaysia back in 2017, but was reallocated to Thai Lion Air in December 2017, flew as HS-LAI and returned to Lion Air Indonesia October 2019, went back and forth between Batik Air Indonesia and Lion Air. Now stored in KUL. Delivery flight to KUL was on December 20, 2023. https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/airbus-a330-300-pk-lek-lion-air/rz6odl https://www.radarbox.com/data/registration/PK-LEK

Started to roll out earlier this month. Subtle change only, the volour, cutting and materials are different than previous rendition. More noticeable in the male flight attendant uniform. Of course, they won't be able to launch an all-new uniform, if not later kena blasted by the public kao kao (just joking). I wonder what happened to their new uniform agreement with Farah Khan back in 2016??

Well, I personally experienced differently while checking in for MH133 two days ago. All frontdesk staff were wearing the full uniform, and the support crew also dons their new uniform. Very beautiful to be honest. A departure from the past.....a good initiative to pay homage to our local tradition and heritage.

Actually if you look at Malaysia Airlines closely, lately they have been rolling out their new marketing campaign and corporate revamp in subtle manner. The new uniform for inflight crew and ground crew, and the not-so-well-received new cabin for B737 fleet. At least now we have a confirmed logotype. However IMO, all these aesthetic makeover are redundant if their flight cannot depart on time, poor handling if there is a delay/ cancellation, customer services and recovery are in shambles. Let's not forget the poor inflight catering and IFE.......

And the latest route map: ATR service within Peninsula Malaysia is now totally removed, except the only route left: SZB-BTH.

Batik Air Malaysia has further update their fleet and route map, based on the BatikAirMag January 2024 issue. ATR 72-600 In the magazine = Five units Planespotters.net = Four units with three units parked. Remaining active unit is 9M-LMK. In storage: 9M-LMF, 9M-LML. Parked 9M-LMG, 9M-LMH, and 9M-LMJ B737-800NG In the magazine = 11 units Planespotters.net = 10 units New addition will be 9M-LCM will be rejoining the fleet. Transferred to Batik Air Indonesia on March 13, 2020. Now back in fleet. B737-MAX 8 In the magazine = 16 units Planespotters.net = 16 units A330-343 In the magazine = Three units Planespotters.net = Two units One additional unit which is not determined at the moment, will be interesting to know which ex-AirAsia X aircraft it will be taking.

I don't think they have any more A320s left. I only saw 9M-DAB in storage in KUL recently, not sure if the owner has any new customer lined up. 9M-DAG is in airasia.com livery but stored beside Gate J4.

MYAirline secures investor from the Middle East - sources https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2024/01/12/myairline-secures-investor-from-the-middle-east---sources KUALA LUMPUR: MYAirline Sdn Bhd has secured and signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) in late December 2023 with an investor from the Middle East, sources said. Without citing the name of the investor, sources hoped MYAirline could now work towards resuming operations by the middle of this year. "The first action item hopefully is the payment of salaries and refunding passengers,” a source told Bernama. As the new investor is now on board, the airline is believed to have applied to the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) for a conditional air service licence (ASL), thereafter uplifting the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) before obtaining a full ASL to operate. Bernama contacted Mavcom about the airline’s ASL application and was told that Mavcom would only initiate the evaluation process upon receipt of a complete submission. Transport minister: 51pc of MYAirline must be owned by Malaysian company, despite interests from the Middle East https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/01/12/transport-minister-51pc-of-myairline-must-be-owned-by-malaysian-company-despite-interests-from-the-middle-east/112024 PUTRAJAYA, Jan 12 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke today said that any new buyers for troubled MYAirline must fulfil several criteria before they can purchase the airline. He said even if they have the money to buy the airlines entirely as per local law the majority owner or 51 per cent of the company's ownership must still go to a Malaysian company. “We are not sure what the proposal is but we are meeting them today, shortly,” he told reporters when met at the Ministry of Transport (MoT) headquarters in Putrajaya. “We want to know what are the proposals, and the status right now and our priority is whatever application they make, a few conditions must be imposed if they want to restart the operations. They must make sure all refunds previously must be made and whatever deals offered to the staff must be paid. If they meet these two conditions we can talk. Loke to meet MYAirline after carrier reportedly secures Middle East investor https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/01/12/loke-to-meet-myairline-after-carrier-reportedly-secures-middle-east-investor/ The payment of salaries and passenger reimbursement will be the new investors’ top priority, reports Bernama. PUTRAJAYA: Transport minister Loke Siew Fook will meet troubled low-cost carrier MYAirline Sdn Bhd after it reportedly signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) late last month with an investor from the Middle East. “I’ll be meeting them (MYAirline) shortly. (I want to) hear from them first… I’m not sure what the proposal is,” Loke told reporters here today. “There are a few conditions that will be imposed if they want to restart operations. They must make sure all their passengers are refunded and they must make sure whatever (is owed) to their staff must be paid. “If they can fulfill these two conditions, only then can we start to talk.” MYAirline abruptly suspended operations on Oct 12 last year after citing “severe financial challenges”, 11 months after it took to the skies.

One of the reasons is because Mainland China tourists are now avoiding Thailand due to safety issues i.e. the recent shooting at Siam Paragon shopping mall killed two PRC citizens, this is the must-go shopping mall for affluent PRC tourists. Then quite a number of them were kidnapped by their own fellow countrymen in Thailand to Golden Triangle/ Myanmar borders to be scammer. Also with slowing China economy, the PRC tourists are now picky. They will either spend their money locally (as promoted heavily by local PRC governments) or if they are going overseas, they just want to spend their money on somewhere safer. Singapore and Malaysia are their top choices now in the region. If I recall correctly, after the shopping mall shooting, many Mainland China-based airlines cancelled their charter flight. https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2023/11/27/ten-chinese-airlines-cancel-thai-flights-for-december-january-amid-low-tourist-numbers

AirAsia X relaunches Jaipur with 4x weekly flight. AirAsia X first launched Jaipur in November 2017 also with 4x weekly service, with the first flight landing at Jaipur International Airport on February 5, 2018 and was dropped in March 2020 due to capacity management and COVID 19.