MAS Privatisation

[flee 5]

2 hours ago, jahur said:

Only issue now it seems the songket wau coming in will probably overwrite the current scheme. Even though both are negaraku the wau logo's are very different so as the company name font styling. 

Perhaps the songket wau livery should only be used on factory fresh aircraft, i.e. the B737 Max and the A330 Neo. Secondhand A350s should have the same livery as the existing A350s.

[JonathanFong 0]

3 hours ago, jahur said:

Negaraku is the standard.

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/09/831853/malaysia-airlines-high-patriotism-spirit-malaysia-flag-livery

 

The initiative to refresh the liveries coincides with airworthy maintenance and came during the Covid-19 pandemic when close to 80 per cent of aircraft were grounded due to the worldwide travel ban.

At the end of the programme to refresh the liveries, 58 of 76 aircraft would be decked in the liveries, Eke Nazri said.

 

Only issue now it seems the songket wau coming in will probably overwrite the current scheme. Even though both are negaraku the wau logo's are very different so as the company name font styling. 

Is the 737-8MAX and A330neo versions of the livery officially the new standard now? If it is, I hope we start seeing them on existing a/c. Or else we're going to end up with a very odd visual divide between the new and old planes. 9M-MAH for instance was painted with the older version of the livery despite coming online around the same time as 9M-MVA.

[jahur 0]

42 minutes ago, flee said:

Perhaps the songket wau livery should only be used on factory fresh aircraft, i.e. the B737 Max and the A330 Neo. Secondhand A350s should have the same livery as the existing A350s.

Very confusing branding in the long run. Multiple tail logo variations though again the airline always cannot commit into repainting the entire fleet within a year lol.

Lets see
2010 swoosh livery entry
2012 oneworld entry and wau edit + a380 exclusive paint scheme again took them very long to follow up the paint(never completed) standards on the entire fleet and the only commitment they seem to be doing is pasting the tiny oneworld sticker near the door on every aircraft.

2014 turmoil probably cause the mess in trying to rebrand.

2017ish special one off negaraku, a350 with different tail logo standards entry, weak commit to repaint most of the aircrafts to follow up the 2017 styling based on the a350.
2021 negaraku to be standard paint and thanks the pandemic it was easier to repaint most of the fleet.
2023 wau songket motif edit now to be standard updated negaraku for the 737max and a330neo meanwhile no indication if other aircrafts will follow.

Meanwhile Thai, Garuda and Singapore probably only tinker the corporate logo once every 15 years that also with very marginal changes.
 

Edited Friday at 02:37 PM by jahur

[flee 5]

Yes, and Emirates is only just changing their livery for the first time this year.

[Craig 0]

13 hours ago, jahur said:

Negaraku is the standard.

Thank you. I understand they want to be patriotic but it's a bit odd that they have so many non-standardized livery (worst was probably the A380 blue). The flag is a bit too in your face for my taste. I think the swoosh livery is simple and nice. If they really want to do Negaraku, maybe remove the crescent moon and star. I think just the red stripes and blue is fine. Or better yet, incorporate our indigenous art into their livery like what Qantas is doing (tail remains the same tho).

[kandiah k 0]

2 hours ago, Craig said:

Thank you. I understand they want to be patriotic but it's a bit odd that they have so many non-standardized livery (worst was probably the A380 blue). The flag is a bit too in your face for my taste. I think the swoosh livery is simple and nice. If they really want to do Negaraku, maybe remove the crescent moon and star. I think just the red stripes and blue is fine. Or better yet, incorporate our indigenous art into their livery like what Qantas is doing (tail remains the same tho).

Do they recognize our indigenous art in Malaysia? 

[Craig 0]

7 hours ago, kandiah k said:

Do they recognize our indigenous art in Malaysia? 

Hopefully. There are a few of them at the National Art Gallery (Balai Seni Negara). Alaska Airlines incorporate their indigenous art on their planes too.