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    3 hours ago, Tom/PER said:

    I might be wrong here, but I believe the last factory fresh frame was delivered back in August 2019 and that was -RAT a A320CEO to AK. 

    It was FD's HS-EAB on 31 Dec 2019.

    I believe they are expecting 5 factory fresh A321 Neos this year - but, as usual, supply chains will have to be reliable. Otherwise, deliveries will slip.

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    19 hours ago, Izanee said:

    Unfortunately MH is very reactionary. I don’t blame the government looking at their past performances over the years. 

    at a time when other airlines are cashing in on the resurgence in travel, MH is struggling to find aircraft. Their MAX-8 interiors are sad.. they should have gone for what SQ went for. They you have flexibility to use them on longer medium haul routes and keep a slightly premium product. 

    anyways … it is what it is 

    Very sad the Max is not fitted with appropriate cabins to conduct longer flights - I think that 6-7 hour flights will exploit their better fuel efficiency. It is a shame that they are using the Max in the same manner as the NG. Very unimaginative!

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    I think the possibility of Condor returning to KUL is greater than LH. I think that once they have more A339s delivered, we might see them back at KUL once more.

    US has never been a popular destination because of the need for an expensive visa. Besides, not many Malaysians have close links to the US. Australia and UK are where we have more family and friends. Besides, US destinations from KUL are already well served by the ME3 and Asia Pacific airlines like SQ, CX, CI, BR, JL, etc. That is why we don't see US airlines here - they are more focussed on their domestic and transatlantic markets.

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    1 hour ago, JuliusWong said:

    Also depends if the Australian Immigration relaxes its stance on Malaysians, things are still not as simple and easy as last time. Reverse coin, Malaysians should be more disciplined and have some ethics and moral to leave the country when your visa is due. Don't be selfish. I hope QF can work out some code-sharing with MH to feed each other flights. MH is the only premium carrier now in Australia-Malaysia market, heavily dominated by LCCs. Hope the figures work, if not at least give us JQ which is not desirable for the locals, but at least something better than nothing. 

    I think the bilateral air services agreement has artificially restricted capacity because Malaysia's airlines have more or less hit the quota. But Australian carriers have plenty of the quota left to launch services. I think in the past, Australian carriers are uncompetitive due to high ticket prices and the soft product is inferior to Malaysian/Asian carriers. If QF revisit Malaysia, they have to come up with something special.

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    Boeing finds more misdrilled holes on 737 in latest setback

    (Feb 5): Boeing Co found more mistakes with holes drilled in the fuselage of its 737 Max jet, a setback that could further slow deliveries on a critical programme already restricted by regulators over quality lapses. 

    The latest manufacturing slip originated with a supplier and will require rework on about 50 undelivered 737 jets to repair the faulty rivet holes, Boeing commercial chief Stan Deal said in a note to staff. While he didn’t identify the contractor, a spokesman for fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc said it’s aware of the issue and will conduct repairs.

    https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/699809

     

    Looks like quality issues are still an ongoing problem - the past year has seen one quality issue after another with 737 MAX production.

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    I think the A330 options were dropped because MH was bleeding cash like nobody's business during that period - so to take on more capital commitments was unwise. Having said that, it was also unwise to retire the B777 fleet so quickly. Fleet planning isn't one of MH's strengths. Even SQ makes mistakes with the fleet, but they do fix their errors promptly. MH just sweeps problems under the carpet and hope that they go away magically!

    Lets hope we get some news about the wide body options after the CNY holidays.

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    1 hour ago, JuliusWong said:

    SQ has an enduring love for MH crew since Day 1 when Singapore and Malaysia went separate way. That's show how good MH trains its cabin crew! 

    I believe it isn't only SQ - most Sg employers find Malaysians a cheap and willing labour source to recruit.

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    24 minutes ago, JuliusWong said:

    I find the interview a bit of a joke. Two years to be five-stars airline?? I want that thing he is smoking. To be one it takes more than a new fleet, having just B737MAX-8 and A330neo just won't cut it.

    He is saying it because he won't be around anymore after this year. So there is no need for him to find excuses...

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    14 minutes ago, sweekee said:

    Not only that,even their new product always 1 or 2 generation behind competitors.Take a look A339 business class,no wow factor just a common thing that rolled out before covid.

    MH is not a leading edge airline and they are trying to save some money by using older cabin products. The rationale is probably like this: even if you are an early adopter of leading edge products, they will soon become normal because other airlines will use them too. So might as well save some money and not take the expensive new products!

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    1 hour ago, Pall said:

    Heard from MH staff that there were promised payrise in late 2023 from some internal townhall but till date its all empty talks. 

    I think all GLCs are like that - townhalls are just PR exercises. GLC managements tend to employ consultants (who do not know the business well) and blindly implement  their advice without giving much thought. I suppose they are too blur to manage the business.

    You see cycles of centralisation and decentralisation of units.  Not so long ago, all the MAG units were centralised in one company, now they are separate businesses. And now there is some talk about merging some units again in the interest of economies of scale and efficiency. So we have done a 360 turnaround again.

    The top management gets paid fat salaries and allowances and they stand on top of the ordinary workers' shoulders. Is it any wonder that employees are disillusioned?

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    3 hours ago, JuliusWong said:

    MH's A332F are now at abt 13 years old, ain't spring chicken any more. They should be planning for its replacement since the lead time for new fleet is very long now. A350F is sold out till 2026.

    13 years is considered young for a freighter - just look at Raya's 40 year old 767s!

    It should be OK if they put in orders for the A350F for delivery in 3 or 4 years. They can also consider putting in orders for A330 P2Fs. It looks like MASkargo is a little neglected at the moment.

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    1 hour ago, JuliusWong said:

    PW-engine A330P2F is not desirable in the P2F market though, majority of those converted ones are RR--powered. They are only three PW-engine A330P2F in the market (one ex-LTU, ex-TG, one ex-MH) and those are in MSN100+/200+ range.

    If that is the case, the current A330F fleet will be a small sub fleet of 3 and the maintenance cost of the PW engines might increase when the pax fleet is phased out.

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    AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes Speaks With Bloomberg in Davos

    AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes discusses surging travel demand in Asia and plans to expand the company's fleet of aircraft. He speaks on Bloomberg Television at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. (Source: Bloomberg)

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-01-18/airasia-group-ceo-tony-fernandes-speaks-with-bloomberg-in-davos

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    50 minutes ago, JuliusWong said:

    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. 

    It was asset stripper Idris Jala who did the most damage to MH. Yes, they have lots of problems trying to get a definitive livery - this reflects how the airline is being run. Every little Napoleon wants to put his stamp on the airline.

    There was talk that they have not reinvested in the product - that was patently clear with their fleet replacement plans. They are clearly now paying the price for no fleet planning because delivery lead times are so long now. You have to wait at least three years for your new aircraft now. Other world class airlines like SQ have definite fleet replacement and cabin refresh plans under constant review. MH should be doing that too - heck even LCCs like EasyJet also plan their fleet well in advance! Hopefully, with the introduction of the new B737 and A330 cabins, this reinvestment in product will now be the normal for MH.

    So the stabilisation and consolidation phase is more or less complete and MH can now look forward to growth. Where this growth will come from will be important decisions that management needs to take. MASKargo seems to be a little neglected too. So I hope that they will also look into growing that business as well.

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