JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted January 18 9 hours ago, flee said: Interesting to note that revenue from international operations is now 90% of total revenue. It looks like those joint ventures with Qatar and JAL are helping to boost MH's revenue. He likes being a private company as he does not have to deal with questions from investors every quarter. But that also means a lack of transparency and I am not sure if that is so good. As for extending his contract, I do hope that he makes way for younger talent but he should be retained as a board member and act in some sort of advisory capacity. 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted January 18 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted January 19 (edited) 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 Edited January 19 by JuliusWong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted January 19 PW engine giving problems - hope it isn't something serious. 4 hour delay is a pretty good recovery, isn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted January 19 (edited) On 1/18/2024 at 10:58 AM, flee said: Yes, they have lots of problems trying to get a definitive livery - this reflects how the airline is being run ... So the red/white livery did ever see light of day on the 380 (at least partially anyway) 😁 (my apologies, do not who to assign credit for photo - it just randomly appeared in my FB feed) That F-WWAJ eventually became 9M-MNB - could 9M-MNA also have had the same tail logo painted on before the orphan blue livery prevailed ? 🤔 Edited January 19 by BC Tam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted January 19 1 hour ago, BC Tam said: So the red/white livery did ever see light of day on the 380 (at least partially anyway) 😁 (my apologies, do not who to assign credit for photo - it just randomly appeared in my FB feed) That F-WWAJ eventually became 9M-MNB - could 9M-MNA also have had the same tail logo painted on before the orphan blue livery prevailed ? 🤔 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted January 19 14 hours ago, JuliusWong said: 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 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted January 20 (edited) Fortunately, this is an incident - lets hope that MH's PW engines don't suffer failures like that on the United B777. https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/ntsb-united-777-final-report Edited January 20 by flee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted January 27 Just found out 9M-FFF (the only Malaysia Airlines B737-800NG with 90s cheatlines livery) is now back in service. I think it has been flying for some time. Talking abt having nine lives. LOL! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted January 27 7 hours ago, JuliusWong said: Just found out 9M-FFF (the only Malaysia Airlines B737-800NG with 90s cheatlines livery) is now back in service. I think it has been flying for some time. Talking abt having nine lives. LOL! Not sure many pax like to take chances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert 0 Report post Posted January 27 Delays delays delays. MH4 was departed around 16:30. Just curious if it will be allowed to take off from LHR due to it arriving there around 22:30 and the subsequent issues with night flight departures. MH66 seems to have had an issue with a big delay as well and then further delayed by operational issues Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pall 0 Report post Posted January 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, Robert said: Delays delays delays. MH4 was departed around 16:30. Just curious if it will be allowed to take off from LHR due to it arriving there around 22:30 and the subsequent issues with night flight departures. MH66 seems to have had an issue with a big delay as well and then further delayed by operational issues Shortage of widebodies, poor reliability of aircraft due to aging fleet and low staff morale from engineers are among all the contributing factors that have led to this issues. This is what happens when MH is too fixated on things not related to dispatchability of aircraft itself. Edited January 27 by Pall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert 0 Report post Posted January 27 11 hours ago, Pall said: Shortage of widebodies, poor reliability of aircraft due to aging fleet and low staff morale from engineers are among all the contributing factors that have led to this issues. This is what happens when MH is too fixated on things not related to dispatchability of aircraft itself. The LHR turnaround was pretty impressive. FR24 said landed at 22:02 and departed at 23:20. Ive seen 737's at KLIA/Changi take longer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted January 27 The people at Heathrow were probably more than keen to see her off before the unofficial 23:30-06:00 curfew, rather than having to accommodate the few hundred irate 'guests' for a further 6+ hours 😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kee Hooi Yen 0 Report post Posted January 28 (edited) 14 hours ago, Robert said: The LHR turnaround was pretty impressive. FR24 said landed at 22:02 and departed at 23:20. Ive seen 737's at KLIA/Changi take longer Wonder how were the loads like for both inbound and outbound flights ? Edited January 28 by Kee Hooi Yen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted January 29 On 1/19/2024 at 9:18 AM, JuliusWong said: 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 9M-MTM has returned to service since January 22, 2024. Downtime five days, that's pretty impressive to say. 9M-MTF and 9M-MTU are still out of action. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jahur 0 Report post Posted January 29 (edited) 3 hours ago, JuliusWong said: 9M-MTM has returned to service since January 22, 2024. Downtime five days, that's pretty impressive to say. 9M-MTF and 9M-MTU are still out of action. Even before the pandemic 2-3 a330s will always be in the hangar for checks and potentially a spare sitting around with lower utilisation rates. It was even more drastic during the 9M-MK series era where you can see up to 2 on the remote bay and 2 in the hangar. The problem is the airline now fully utilizing the widebody fleet like an LCC which gave no window for any spares. Having a spare aircraft sitting around the remote bay like its a taboo thing for any bean counters and the general public nowadays. Except in the time where a domino effect takes place and the casscading result of retiming rescheduling occurs everyone turns a blind eye and say this is an operational thing and it has to be accepted by the general public. Edited January 29 by jahur Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jani 0 Report post Posted January 29 On 1/27/2024 at 5:05 PM, KK Lee said: Not sure many pax like to take chances. To be fair pax might be even more wary of newer 737s (MAX) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted January 29 Quote Malaysia Airlines’ first A330neo to arrive in Q3; A350 cabin upgrade to start 2026 By Alfred Chua 29 January 2024 https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines-first-a330neo-to-arrive-in-q3-a350-cabin-upgrade-to-start-2026/156676.article > First A330neo will arrive in the third quarter, with another three more to be delivered by the end of this year. > Eight Boeing 737 Max 8s will be delivered through the year. > A330neos will be configured with 297 seats in two classes. > Has selected Collins Aerospace’s newly-designed Elevation suite for its -1-2-1 business class cabin product. > Will also roll out a cabin retrofit for its fleet of six A350s from 2026 “to ensure consistent cabin standardisation and premium experiences” across its widebody fleet. Collins Aerospace’s newly-designed Elevation suite are currently found on British Airways for its Club Suite business class and for Etihad Airways’ A350 Business Studio suite. Here is a short video on those on Etihad Airways’ A350 Business Studio suite. Looking forward to seeing Malaysia Airlines's with customisation with songket motif. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted January 29 Malaysia Aviation Group to Grow Fleet by 12 Aircraft in 2024; Welcome First A330neo in Q3 2024 Media Release: https://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/en/mh-media-centre/news-releases/2024/expands-fleet-with-A330neo-entry.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jahur 0 Report post Posted January 29 Economy seats rumored to be Collins Aerospace Pinacle. Still no info on IFE but likely to be Panasonic EX3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted January 29 I wonder if they will convert 1 or 2 of the old A330 Ceo's into freighters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted January 30 (edited) 15 hours ago, flee said: I wonder if they will convert 1 or 2 of the old A330 Ceo's into freighters. 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. Edited January 30 by JuliusWong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted January 30 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted January 30 3 hours ago, flee said: 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. Yes, and only Delta Airlines, Korean Air and China Southern Airlines use major PW engines now for A330-300s. 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
