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I think the article refered to the reduction in flights to Perth. Give it a few years, MH will return (if there is no external interference). They do need to shrink to regroup and focus on eliminating wastage.

Malindo's seats are great. May do well on the Perth route. Yes, why didn't mass switch to their 738s? Are the load factors really that low?

Agreed, this is a stop gap measure. They can't place a large order yet as they need to see how they new routes restructuring perform first. Really sad to see Boeing losing out. Hopefully the 777x comes into play if we ever expand later.

Would be great to have the B772 upgraded. Recent incident MH19 had to make a stopover in Chennai due to the failure of all 6 toilets.

A333 to AKL? Maybe, with a weight penalty. Lower passenger load also could mean lower yield. What is the current load factor for 772 AKL?

Yes, it flew this morning to Europe mH8706, about an hour or so behind Mh20

B777 stranded in Mumbai. Deflated tire on landing on the 31st May. Some damage to landing gear due to torn tyre. Aircraft 9M-MRA still there.

Hi guys. Could you please help me out. New to this. How did you get to this spot? Is it allowed by the authorities? Where is the best place to go for pics which is safe and we don't get chased away?

A lot of rumours popping up. Airlinereporter.com says MAS plans to dispose all 777s by end 2016. Plans to build a regional fleet around the A330. The rumours have raised healthy and interesting discussions on possible ways for MAS to move forward. I guess we will never know until MAS discloses its plan when the new company starts ops.

Kenyan and Jet airways B777-300ER for sale. Earliest build 2007. I guess MAS probably could get some good 2nd hand aircraft.

Oh dear are our aircraft that filthy???

Just to add to my earlier post.....it is not entirely MAS' fault. The image/attraction of this country also plays a big role. Difficult for MAS is people would rather go to Singapore & Thailand.

MAS is a great airline to fly. Great crew, well trained, safe, dedicated. Whether it is managed well, remains to be seen. Anyhow here is my 2sen. a) We need to rid ourselves of the guzzlers. We may have gotten over our heads with the A380. Lovely plane but can we run the route profitably? We have not ordered new equipment (777-300ER, 777X, 787-9, A350) & thus there are no slots available for a few years. Available option : Lease if there are any......& with airlines clamoring for fuel savers, lease price will be the issue c) Fuel is currently relatively cheap. We need to use this to test new markets. Act as a feeder between Asia & Europe. Please don't let MAS be a domestic airline & or just a ticketing agent (OneWorld) PS: MAS also has excess 6000 head count. Yes, in most organizations, it is normal to act to reduce headcount but in certain cases reducing headcount can be costly (legal disputes, VSS etc). Many organizations also tend to regret the reduction because majority of the headcount to go will be the senior high salary staff. MAS will lose this experience. Use this extra manpower to test new routes. d) If we keep the 777-200ER for LHR, CDG etc, it needs a major upgrade. We should use the 4 for sale to rotate through the fleet for this upgrade. Seats, IFE etc. Flew the A380 to London. Did not sleep a wink, did not read either, the IFE kept me entertained throughout the flight. Didn't realize time flying by. Where as when I used the 747-400 (lovely aircraft, hate to see it go) to LAX, I was itching to get off. We asked our OneWorld partner such as Japan Airlines to fly the US route for us, hopefully we don't give the LHR route to British Airways. AirAsia X impending re entry into the UK (profitability for a low cost airline on a >8hr route?) will also add pressure on MAS' LHR route.