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    MAS Appoints New Chief Operating Officer For Short-haul Operations

     

    KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines today announced the appointment of Ignatius Ong Ming Choy as chief operating officer of its short haul operations effective Dec 10, taking over from Datuk Eddy Leong Chin Tung.

     

    Leong will remain in Malaysia Airlines Group until Dec 31, 2011, working with the group chief executive officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya for seamless business continuity by ensuring a smooth handover to Ong, a statement from the airline company said Wednesday.

     

    Leong will then join Destination Resorts and Hotels (DRH), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Bhd incorporated as an investment holding company for the hotels and resorts industry, as the chief operating officer.

     

    "On behalf of Malaysia Airlines, I congratulate Leong on his new appointment as chief operating officer at DRH where I was its chairman before joining Malaysia Airlines," Ahmad Jauhari said in the statement.

     

    "Given his experience in both hotels and airline management, I am certain he will bring great value to Khazanah and will continue to work closely with the board and management team in Malaysia Airlines.

     

    "I also welcome Ong on board Firefly to take it to further heights as Malaysia's truly community airline," he said.

     

    A chartered accountant by training, Leong joined Malaysia Airlines in June 2003 as manager, project management department.

     

    He then served in key positions before being appointed in 2007 as the first managing director of Firefly.

     

    Subsequent to the group's restructuring effective Sept 30, 2011, Leong was made chief operating officer, Short Haul Operations.

     

    As the first managing director of Firefly that commenced operations on April 3, 2007, Leong played a significant leadership role in galvanising the team to work hard to build the Firefly brand that began operating with two Fokker 50 aircraft and evolved into a highly successful and profitable airline business currently operating a fleet of twelve ATR72-500 aircraft.

     

    Firefly now offers a niche product as a community airline, providing point-to-point connectivity for 18 destinations in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.

     

    Meanwhile, Ong joined Malaysia Airlines in May 2004 as manager project Management Department.

     

    He later served as manager in the Programme Management Office and assistant general manager in the Revenue Management Department before assuming his current appointment as Regional Senior Vice President Australia, New Zealand & South West Pacific.

    :shok: oh my god :shok:

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    Huh ?! :blink:

    That is like so contrary to everything we have been told so far :D

     

    BC, depends on how you report profits.

     

    When you set up an airline that rides on big brother's sunken costs, or pay resources only when you use avoiding setup and holding costs, an airline can make money with anyone heading it.

     

    Time to shut down the airline and restart.

     

    This is indeed possible with AK in the picture. Shutting down MAS for a week will only inconvenience Malaysia's air travel for a while as AK can probably cover 50% of MH needs.

    Then restart MAS 'Baru' and reemploy ex-staff on new employment terms. Clean slate. Not easy, but more importantly, not impossible.

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    MAS is like a one night stand for many : They come, They tell sweet stories, get a good screw, then leave a trail of crap behind, and for some, take shelter in Khazanah, or move on to bigger things, and watch MAS crumble in their wake....most never stay for more than 10 years, some less than 5.

     

    What a shame.....

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    Script being played out nicely eh ?! :D

     

    " Lu jual Rolls Royce bikin 1 juta, Gua jual Toyota, Honda, Nissan, etc bikin 1,000 juta "

     

    And what's wrong with that. We will still have a prestigious National Carrier that does not bleed but makes modest profit.

    And the rakyat can still travel cheap ie " Now Everyone Can Fly; Everywhere "

     

    So what if Tony gets rich along the way.......he deserves it, for having one eye when the rest of us are blind.....

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    Mafira Air, Asmara Air, FBI, and many more, including Al Wafeer......many don't learn, in the case of the last one even our National Airline got suckered.

    Apart from investors, some of whom can 'afford' to get their fingers burnt, the real pain are felt by a significant number of prospective employeees, some who left their secure jobs in chase of someone else's dream, but ending up carrying on with their own nightmare.

     

    Maybe this time its real......who knows.....

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    To be fair, top management may not be fully aware bcoz stats can be manipulated to skew the full picture. However, having someone with quick thinking business acumen will be able to see through the BS. I dare say someone like TF ( not was licking here, just a realistic opinion ) could have made some difference.

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    We identified a new market, which traditionally would go to Thailand or Bali, operated out of Malpensa bcoz Sales blocked Charter Opns on Routes operated by scheduled flights, even though Rome to langkawai is not a scheduled route.

     

    Its about a percieved threat to their KPI. Or worried that another Department can do better. So its ok for the company to lose money as long as personal KPI is intact. Worked very hard with an Italian counterpart on this, who quit a year later in disgust partly because of this affair. Truly pathetic.

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    We put together 14 Charter Flights from Malpensa to Langkawi a few years ago. Working together with Europe's premier Tour company Hotelplan, we made plenty of money for MAS but the plan was scuppered by management who alleged that we were cannabilising passengers from scheduled services. After that they diverted the flights tp Phuket.

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    Salute however to the still sterling reputations of MAS Flight Operations, MAS Engineering & MAS Cabin Crew Division! In my opinion - you guys are very much the pillars of success in the company - and if it were to happen - a rebirth would definately be found from within your walls! Safe Landings!

     

    The sad reality is those Divisions are only at the tail end of business. They just operationalise the plans. Plans which are drawn up by the consistently bungling higher management. No matter how good they are, there is not much they can do to improve things.

     

    MAS Cabin Crew is really good, but that's not about Management, its about the crew themselves that are naturally nice. Divisional Management there have changed many times, they are still the best. Mas Engineering is really good, but don't let them do business, they will lose money by investing efforts in pie-in-the-sky projects. Check out the spares inventory managements, 3rd party agreement deficiencies and leasing activities. As for Flight Operations, its the Pilots that's keeping the ship together. Flight Operations management can come and go, the Pilots will still hold the fort. Diligent, competent, and always concientious of giving their best, even when bullied by the Management.

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    3 A330 unutilised. 3 B744 with 455 seats unutilised/underutilised. 2 incoming A330Freighters. More 738s on the way. FY 738s parked.....MasKargo AOC effort stopped midway....MAS management must have a big grand plan awaiting revelation soon....maybe something radical....I'm sure they are not dumb....

     

    But then, any unutilised aircraft can be returned to PMB, and encumberance removed from MH books ( my assumption may be wrong ) and PMB is Khazanah, and Khazanah is Rakyat's......plot somewhat thickens....

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    Brilliant. MH should have done this long ago, but not innovative enough. With spare B734 in hand, all fully depreciated and amortised, it would not take much money to reconfigure and do this to complement mainstream services. CRJ, probably with only 20 - 30 luxury type seats for business travellers on-the-go. Quick check-in/check-out, SZB close to city centre. Gotta hand it to TF for being able to maneuver his way around mediocre uninnovative thinking competitors. hahaha......sit back with a popcorn and watch.....

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    There are some minor inaccuracies in some of YB Wee's response regarding the issue of Cabin Crew payments, but in essence, he is making a lot of sense, and he has requested MOT to respond further and elaborate on a few more issues.

     

    Strangely, none of the mainstream newspapers picked this up.

     

    We will wait and see.

     

    From YB Wee's Blog;

     

    3-11-2011

     

    Y.B. TUAN WEE CHOO KEONG [WANGSA MAJU] minta MENTERI KEWANGAN menyatakan: -

     

    (a) apakah usaha due diligence yang diambil oleh Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd (PMB) /MAS, sebelum memasuki rundingan untuk pajakan tiga buah jet bagi Alwafeer Air (Alwafeer) dan adakah kesemua tiga perjanjian pajakan telah dilaksanakan dengan serta-merta dan sekiranya ya, bilakah tarikh bagi perjanjian pajakan tersebut; dan

     

    (B) sila senaraikan tarikh yang tepat bagi setiap pesawat Jumbo yang diserahkan kepada Alwafeer dan tarikh akhir sewaan yang akan dibayar oleh Alwaafeer bagi setiap pesawat dan berapakah jumlah bayaran sewaan yang tertunggak oleh Alwafeer Air kepada PMB/MAS.

     

    JAWAPAN:

     

    Tuan Yang di-Pertua,

    1.

    Untuk makluman Yang Berhormat, Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd (PMB) dan Malaysian Airline System (MAS) telah melaksanakan kajian terperinci (due diligence) yang merangkumi aspek perundangan dan pelan perniagaan sebelum tiga buah pesawat miliknya dipajak kepada Alwafeer Air (Alwafeer). Kajian tersebut telah dilaksanakan di peringkat dalaman syarikat.

     

    2.

    Perjanjian tersebut memberi peluang kepada MAS dan PMB untuk meraih pendapatan melalui pajakan tiga buah pesawat yang merupakan lebihan daripada keperluan sebenar MAS. Selain daripada itu, MAS turut mendapat perolehan sampingan dalam bentuk perkhidmatan kejuruteraan yang ditawarkan serta dapat memaksimumkan penggunaan alat ganti dan kakitangannya. MAS dan PMB telah menerima sejumlah RM79.35 juta dalam bentuk tunai daripada Alwafeer bagi perjanjian pajakan tersebut.

     

    3.

    Perjanjian pajakan bagi tiga buah pesawat tersebut telah ditandatangani masing-masing pada 16 Ogos 2009, 20 Oktober 2009 dan 2 November 2009, dengan penyerahan pesawat kepada Alwafeer masing-masing dibuat pada 19 Ogos 2009, 21 Oktober 2009 dan 2 November 2009. Ketiga-tiga perjanjian tersebut akan tamat pada ulang tahun keenam perjanjian iaitu pada tahun 2015.

     

    4.

    Tarikh terakhir Alwafeer membuat pembayaran sewa bagi pesawat-pesawat tersebut adalah pada 11 November 2010, dan sehingga 31 Ogos 2011, tungukan bayaran sewa kepada PMB adalah sebanyak USD19.5 juta. PMB dan MAS telah pun menghantar notis tuntutan kepada Alwafeer dan kini dalam proses untuk menamatkan kontrak pajakan tersebut. Ketiga-tiga pesawat tersebut kini telah pun berada dalam simpanan PMB.

     

     

    NOTA:

     

    Jika MAS/PMB telah melakukan “due diligence” sebelum ia menandatangani perjanjian pajakan dengan Alwafeer Air, MAS/PMB tidak akan menghadapi masalah untuk mengutip sewa bulanan bagi ketiga-tiga pesawat tersebut.

     

    Pembelian pesawat melebihi kerperluan menunjukkan pengurusan MAS dan Khazanah tidak tahu apa yang mereka lakukan atau mampu untuk mengurus MAS.

     

    Daripada jawapan yang diberikan oleh YAB Menteri Kewangan, telah menunjukkan bahawa sewa pajakan yang tertunggak adalah untuk tempoh 10 bulan (dari 11-11-2010 hingga 31-8-2011) berjumlah US$19.5 juta (lebih kurang RM60 juta). Soal pentingnya adalah, MENGAPA TIADA SEBARANG TINDAKAN DIAMBIL TERHADAP PIHAK ALWAFEER AIR PADA BULAN NOVEMBER, DISEMBER 2010 ATAU JANUARI 2011? SEBAGAI RAKYAT KAMI MENGHARAPKAN SEKURANG-KURANGNYA PIHAK MAS/PMB TELAH MENGAMBIL TINDAKAN UNTUK MENDAPAT KEMBALI KETIGA-TIGA PESAWAT TERSEBUT SELEPAS ALWAFEER AIR TIDAK MEMBUAT BAYARAN UNTUK SEWA PAJAKAN BAGI DUA HINGGA TIGA BULAN. TETAPI MAS/PMB TELAH GAGAL UNTUK BERBUAT DEMIKIAN TETAPI SEBALIKNYA IA MEMBIARKAN KEADAAN INI BERTERUSAN SEHINGGA BULAN OGOS 2011.

     

    Berani saya menyatakan disini bahawa maklumat tidak tepat kerana usaha-usaha untuk mengambil balik pesawat terakhir telah HANYA dimulakan pada bulan Oktober 2011 selepas saya membentangkan soalan ini di Parlimen. Pesawat terakhir baru diambil balik pada akhir bulan Oktober 2011. Saya percaya jika tiada soalan dibentangkan di Parlimen, pegawai MAS, PNM dan Khazanah dibawah kawalan Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar masih tidak sedar akan keadaan ini. Inilah masalah tunggal MAS yang mengalami kerugian yang begitu besar.

     

    Inilah satu contoh KEBOCORAN (LEAKAGE) ternyata di dalam pengurusan tertinggi MAS. Kalaulah KEBOCORAN sedemikian dapat dihentikan maka MAS telah berjaya meraih keuntungan RM100 juta tanpa mengerakkan pesawtnya! Dengan ini, saya berharap Kerajaan akan menumbuhkan satu Suruhanjaya Di Raja untuk menyiasat secara mendalam KEBOCORAN-KEBOCORAN di dalam pengurusan MAS dan sekaligus menghentikan KEBOCORAN tersebut.

     

    Jika tidak, KEBOCORAN ini akan berterusan tidak kira berapa ramai ”CLOWN/PUPPET/CON-SULTANTS dari Bina Tak Fikir atau Fikir” untuk kononnya menyelamatkan MAS sebaliknya mereka AKAN MENGHEMPASKAN MAS dalam masa yang terdekat.

     

    Saya percaya bahawa jumlah tunggakkan sebanyak RM60 juta BUKAN jumlah tunggakkan sebenarnya kerana jawapan tersebut tidak merangkumi tunggakkan kos dalam “BENTUK PERKHIDMATAN KEJURUTERAAN DAN ALAT-ALAT GANTI SERTA GAJI UNTUK JURUTERA-JURUTERA MAS YANG DIHANTAR KE ARAB SAUDI UNTUK MEMBERI PERKHIDMATAN”. JIKA DIAMBIL KIRA TUNGGAKKAN UNTUK KOS TUNGGAKAN INI, SAYA YAKIN BAHAWA JUMLAH TUNGGAKKAN SEBENARNYA ADALAH MELEBIHI RM100 JUTA!

     

     

    Saya percaya bahawa tunggakkan sewa berjumlah RM60 juta atau melebihi RM100 juta telah menjadi hagus atau “bad debt” yang telah diakibatkan oleh KEBOCORAN dalam pengurusan MAS. Saya menyatakan sedemikian kerana Alwafeer Air sudah tiada pesawat lagi untuk dioperasikan.

     

    Tambahan pula terdapat ramai juruterbang serta pramugari MAS yang di”seconded” atau memilih untuk berkerja dengan Alwafeer Air yang tidak dibayar gaji sejak akhir tahun 2010. Masih terdapat ramai pramugari warga Malaysia yang berkerja di situ menunggu untuk dibayar tunggakkan gaji hingga kini. Mereka menjadi mangsa kerana Perjanjian Pajakan ini. Saya dimaklumkan bahawa sesetengah daripada pramugari tersebut terpaksa berkerja “PART TIME” waktu MALAM. Saya amat berharap Wisma Putera akan mengambil tindakan sewajarnya dengan serta-merta untuk membantu pramugari-pramugari malang tersebut supaya mereka tidak perlu meneruskan kerja “PART TIME” yang tidak boleh diterima oleh masyarakat kita.

     

    Saya berharap YB Menteri Pengangkutan bersedia pada Isnin akan datang (7-11-2011) untuk memberi penjelasan yang terperinci terhadap soalan-soalan di atas khasnya KEBAJIKAN PRAMUGARI MALANG TERSEBUT.

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    Posted 05 October 2011 - 11:42 PM

     

    Haj Operations operational processes was something the Team I led put in place so anyone can run it like clockwork. I am not selfish enough to leave behind something the Team has worked for so hard so I seem indispensible. This contract is the last one for MH after the Team won it in the last tender exercise. Next year will be another story altogether.

     

    9M-MPD was one of three aircraft leased to Al Wafeer in a poorly planned venture that I was dead against, as I saw many major defects in the contract negotiations process. I have vehemently advised the Management not to go ahead. I have also outlined my prediction as to how the venture will fail, but was thoroughly ignored. All were done in writing, and addressed directly to Tg Azmil, the CEO of MH then. I did not even get an acknowedgement.

     

    I watched in morbid horror how MH cluelessly went ahead delivering the three aircraft to the newly formed Al Wafeer that at the time of negotiations has a business plan that is not workable, does not own any operating rights, and a financial plan that is not sustainable. MH not only gave the aircraft away, but also assisted in the procurement and training of Al Wafeer cockpit crew. MH operational experience were also given to Al Wafeer on a platter to assist in putting in place an operational and engineering plan.

     

    When it became apparent that the lease program was not going as planned, MH sat idly by watching our good money go down the drain. No one seem to be brave enough to pull the plug on that venture.

     

    9M-MPD was 'repossesed' easily as it was in Malaysia for maintenance. The other two, which were reregistered as Saudi aircraft is still stuck on the ground in Jeddah, and attempts to bring the aircraft home has failed misrably.

     

    It was one of my saddest moment in MH watching this take place as those who pushed for the lease program moved on to other things, and walked around as if they have done a good job.

     

    9M-MPQ was reconfigured following my efforts to make the Haj and Umrah more economically feasible. 9M-MPD was also reconfigured into similar seating arrangement so it was a happy accident for MH to use the aircraft for the Haj.

     

    The three b747s belongs to PMB, which is a Khazanah concern, which means theMalaysian taxpayer takes a direct hit in the nose for someone else's folly.

     

    I hope this will not be swept under the carpet. Those in charge must be made to pay heavily for their utter negligence.

     

    I'd lke to say more but I worry as we Malaysians have a tendency to shoot the messenger.

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