Malaysia is soon celebrating its National Day, and in preparation for that they're closing down the airspace around Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia has announced that the airspace around KLIA will be closed…
There's nothing here that's terribly surprising, but on some level I do find the evolution of the Malaysia Airlines A380 to be interesting and odd. Malaysia Airlines has obviously had a very rough ride the past several years, following their loss of…
Last week I wrote about the excellent deals on return (or round-trip as some of you would prefer me to call it!) business class fares on Malaysia Airlines, from Tokyo to Sydney for around $1,450 per person. This was a great fare between two major cities…
Certain markets, like Europe to Asia, and the reverse, regularly see discounted premium fare deals. It is rarer to see great deals between Asia and Australia, so there are two fares that have caught my eye this week. Right now, oneworld member Malaysia…
Malaysia Airlines operates a fleet of six new A350-900s. I find their A350 strategy fascinating, because each aircraft has a small first class cabin, using a modified Thomson Aero Vantage XL seat. This is similar to the new Delta One A350 Suites, as…
Arguably the most mysterious commercial air disaster ever is what happened to MH370, the Malaysia Airlines 777 that went missing back in 2014. The plane was carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it disappeared just shortly after takeoff.…
This is pretty significant news. In July 2014, a Malaysia Airlines 777-200 crashed while enroute from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 298 people onboard. This left the world in shock, not just because it appeared that the plane was shot down,…
It has now been over four years since MH370 went missing. The Malaysia Airlines 777 was carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it mysteriously disappeared from radar shortly after takeoff. While small amounts of wreckage have been found,…
One of the most mysterious air disasters we've ever seen involves MH370, which was a Malaysia 777-200 carrying 239 people that mysteriously went missing while enroute from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. It's crazy to think that this happened almost four years…
My gosh, Malaysia Airlines really is all over the place. The airline is on their third CEO in three years (Mueller was there from May 2015 through June 2016, Bellew was there until October 2017, and now Captain Izham Ismail is the new CEO), and it seems…
A bit over a week ago, Malaysia Airlines took delivery of their first Airbus A350. Over the coming weeks Malaysia Airlines will be operating the brand new plane on some routes within Asia, in order to familiarize crews with the differences and work out…
Just today Malaysia Airlines took delivery of their first Airbus A350. Over the coming weeks Malaysia Airlines will be operating the brand new plane on some routes within Asia, in order to familiarize crews with the differences and work out any kinks.…
Malaysia Airlines is in the process of refreshing some of their lounges at their hub at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The airline operates out of two terminals -- there's the main terminal, used primarily for regional flights, and then the satellite…
Shortly Malaysia Airlines will be taking delivery of the first of six Airbus A350 aircraft that they have on order. The airline plans to use these to replace the A380s that they presently operate between Kuala Lumpur and London. The A380 provides too…
In May 2015, Christoph Mueller was hired as Malaysia Airlines’ CEO, tasked with turning the airline around after they had two major crashes and were in a terrible financial situation. Just over a year later, in June 2016, he quit suddenly. Shortly after…
Yesterday it was announced that Malaysia Airlines' CEO would be stepping down from his position at the company, and moving back to Ireland to become the COO of Ryanair. His decision seemed to come as a surprise to Malaysia Airlines, as the announcement…
In May 2015, Christoph Mueller was hired as Malaysia Airlines' CEO, tasked with turning the airline around after they had two major crashes and were in a terrible financial situation. Just over a year later, in June 2016, he quit suddenly. Shortly after…
Man oh man, this airberlin saga keeps getting more interesting. Airberlin used to have a fleet of 17 Airbus A330 aircraft, all of which were leased. With airberlin going out of business, those planes are being returned to the leasing companies. The good…
Malaysia Airlines is trying to shrink their way to profitability. Following the catastrophic events of a couple of years ago (and the financial issues the airline already had before that), Malaysia decided to ground their entire fleet of 777s, and plans…
At the moment Malaysia Airlines operates their A380s exclusively between Kuala Lumpur and London. The airline has been wanting to retire their A380s for a while, though the catch is that this is the only plane in their fleet capable of operating the…
Malaysia Airlines has been through a lot in the past few years. The airline was already struggling financially, and then they lost two of their 777s just months apart. This shocking chain of events caused a lot of people to avoid the airline, adding…
