leon t 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2018 (edited) And who was the then CEO who handed over to Emirates and sold off the 777s - and then left for Emirates? MAB just got snookered. Edited June 11, 2018 by leon t Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Izanee 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2018 And who was the then CEO who handed over to Emirates and sold off the 777s - and then left for Emirates? MAB just got snookered. Absolutely. MH was big on the kangaroo route at some stage and was the second largest foreign airline into Australia after SQ. even though MH was struggling, it was still a threat to EK. Following the twin disasters, it was so much easily to take advantage of MH and finish it off completely in Continental Europe. That deal with EK to codeshare is a huge mistake. mHs presence in Europe has been wiped out and they are in no fit state now to get back there - especially with no aircraft to do so comfortably non stop (well, they had but project HOPE scuppered any chance they had) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted August 8, 2018 Faulty fuel indicator grounded Malaysia Airlines A380 See: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/faulty-fuel-indicator-grounded-malaysia-airlines-a38-450945/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJ Lim 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 MH88 to Tokyo on A380 on 28 Aug 2018 had been retimed. Apparently technical fault. Anyone got any news? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leon t 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2018 it just got much tougher for MAB to get rid of uts A380s even if it decides to as now Air France will be reduce its fleet by removing 5 of its 10 A380s starting by next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2018 SQ has four sitting out, Air France soon another five, Emirates should be unloading their early birds in next two to three years......by then BA will have lots of frames to select from, if the rumour of them looking for more frames is true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted November 25, 2018 Its the leased frames that airlines are letting go because they cannot sell their owned frames. BA got it right when they said the A380 is a fabulous plane but costs too much to buy. So if lessors are listening, it will be more or less guaranteed to go to the scrapyard unless they reduce lease rates for secondhand aircraft significantly. AF has found it very expensive to update and/or refurbish worn out cabins too. So they are letting them go. Looks like MH has no choice but to just use their fleet for substitute and charter duties. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
