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Yes, timing is bad for MH in light of their engineering boo boos and also RR dropping the ball on the Trent XWB engine....

Alternative Views: Malaysia Airlines flies into a perfect storm https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/725998

AirAsia: Fleet expansion to 92 planes set to tackle flight disruptions, fill gaps in key routes https://bernama.com/en/business/news.php?id=2338114

Malaysian companies addicted to low salary - so they do everything manually. They do not invest in technology and automation, productivity is low. They are pampered by subsidised fuel, electricity, water and other charges. Rents are lower than competing countries. Red tape and corruption is needed when dealing with government to expedite matters is probably a big roadblock for them. However, the many favourable conditions should enable them to overcome the disadvantages.

Yes, Malaysian companies are addicted to low wages. That is why I feel that the increase in civil servant salaries is a good step to help upgrade salary levels in this country. Although I do not think civil servants deserve it due to their low performance, it creates competition for staff with the private sector. Salaries have not kept pace with inflation for a long time and that means economic growth stagnates as consumers can't afford to spend so much. Worse still, workers leave the country and their wealth creation abilities are lost.

Official announcement: https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/725790

Malaysia Airlines to get first A330neo in October, one month late https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/725798

London and Paris will always be premier routes. Milan will be the next tier. I think that when the A339s arrive, they will likely be used for regional routes and DOH. The A359s will be purely for >10 hr long haul flights.

Who’s to blame for turbulence in Malaysia Airlines? https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2024/09/05/whos-to-blame-for-turbulence-in-malaysia-airlines/

https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2024/09/1101409/malaysia-airlines-resume-europe-flights-2025-bttv

Airlines have to weigh the costs of checking vs the costs of NOT checking... CX. CA and SQ has decided it is going to cost more for NOT checking - kudos to these airlines!

Yes, stress on the aircraft is the greatest during take off and landing phases. Cruising is the easiest part of the flight. I think they are all spoilt by the exceptional reliability of the CFM/56 that they think it is the same for all turbine engines. But we must remember that the origins of the CFM-56 is military grade. So it is tougher.

Apparently, it is the XWB 97 that broke but CX decided to ground their whole fleet out of an abundance of caution.

Malaysia Airlines completes flight cancellations under network reduction exercise https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/725147

So the bottom line is that MAG is not responding to the competition in the industry well. They are complacent because they have a sugar daddy.

Storm over fate of Malaysia Airlines after mini-exodus of workers blamed on Singapore firm's presence in Subang https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2024/09/02/storm-over-fate-of-malaysia-airlines-after-mini-exodus-of-workers-blamed-on-singapore-firms-presence-in-subang

I am actually glad that MAG management has to face up to this embarrassing scrutiny before MH suffers another air crash. Far too often, in GLCs, there isn't much of a consequence for failure. Now, MAG is under close scrutiny from inside and outside the aviation industry - that is a good thing.

In GLCs, there are usually no consequences for non performing staff. They are just put on cold storage - and they still makan gaji buta! I would say that their current problems go further than the past two or three years. Their panic retirement of their Boeing 777s and A380s without a clear replacement strategy has resulted in a crippled network and insufficient aircraft for expansion. It is good that their failure to manage the business is now highlighted.

First Airbus A321neo joins KLM’s fleet: a milestone in cleaner, quieter, more efficient flight operations https://news.klm.com/airbusa321neojoinsklmfleet/

AirAsia X 2Q net profit down 13% amid weak travel season KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Medium-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X Bhd (KL:AAX) reported a 13% fall in net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024 (2QFY2024) to RM4.82 million from RM5.54 million a year earlier, on lesser travels due to the traditionally weaker travel season. This led to a lower earnings per share of 1.1 sen for 2QFY2024 compared with 1.2 sen for 2QFY2023. Net profit for 2QFY2024 was also down 94% from the RM80.12 million recorded in 1QFY2024, due to a 26% quarter-on-quarter decrease in revenue as average passenger fare was lower by 30% while ancillary revenue dropped 10%. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) comparison, however, AAX's quarterly revenue rose 30.5% to RM669.14 million in 2QFY2024, from RM512.91 million in 2QFY2023, on higher ticket sales and ancillary revenue. In a statement on Wednesday, AAX said it saw the number of passengers carried rise 42% y-o-y to over 880,000 passengers, surpassing the 30% y-o-y growth in seat capacity. Ancillary revenue also increased over 48% y-o-y to RM218.2 million, in line with the increase in the number of passengers carried and buoyed by ancillary revenue per passenger increasing by 5% y-o-y to RM248 per passenger. Full report: https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/724677

I would like to add that if the change affects bookings on connecting flights (even on third party airlines), the airline will also rebook you on a different flight to preserve the connection - FOC. MH must revise its service recovery SOPs as a matter of urgency.

Government does not do accounting on a going concern basis. They only look at things one year by one year.

They should deploy the Max on their 5-6 hour sectors as a partial solution to the loss of their widebodies. Stop using them for domestic and short flights.

I think that forcing them to rebook you on alternative flight is the best answer as a refund will be their way out of the contract. Besides, if you have to book it yourself, it is likely to cost more.