Premier: Sarawak’s airline could be ready by next year
KUCHING: Sarawak’s own airline company could be operational by next year, says Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said the acquisition of MASWings Sdn Bhd by the Sarawak Government is proceeding with the technical stages that would be completed by August or later this year, paving the way for the establishment […]
Sarawak-owned airline to also serve Bimp-Eaga
KUCHING: Sarawak is drawing up plans to also serve the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (Bimp-Eaga) when its own airline commences operations. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said Sarawak is in the process of establishing a state-owned airlines through the acquisition of MASwings. In addition to enhancing the domestic aviation […]
Malaysia Airlines to suspend KL-Brisbane route under rationalisation exercise
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines will suspend the Kuala Lumpur-Brisbane route effective March 27, 2023, in a route rationalisation exercise to be undertaken in the first quarter (Q1) of next year as part of its ongoing business review. In a statement today, the airline said the operations on non-stop flights between Kuala Lumpur to four other […]
Airline will give tourism shot-in-the-arm
KUCHING: The establishment of a local airline can boost the tourism industry in the state, said Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The Tourism, Creative Industries and Performing Arts Minister said that when Sarawak has its own airline, it will be easy to bring tourists directly into the state. “One of the factors that caused […]
AirAsia to raise up to RM1.024 bln from proposed rights issue
KUALA LUMPUR: Budget airline, AirAsia Group Bhd (AAGB) has proposed to undertake a renounceable rights issue of up to RM1.024 billion in nominal value of seven-year redeemable convertible unsecured Islamic debt securities with a nominal value of RM0.75 each (RCUIDS) on the basis of two RCUIDS with one free detachable warrant for every six ordinary […]
Mavcom approves 24 ATRs in Q1 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) has approved 24 air traffic rights (ATR) applications from airlines, comprising 21 ATR for international routes and three for domestic routes during the first quarter of this year (Q1 2021). MyJet Xpress Airlines Sdn Bhd received the highest number of approvals at 12 ATRs, followed by Malaysia Airlines […]
Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 crashes five minutes after take-off
KUCHING: Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 (registered PK-CLC) flight SJ182 between Jakarta and Pontianak, Indonesia has crashed five minutes after take-off. According to the passenger manifest, the flight carried 6 crew members and 56 passengers. Flightradar24-data indicated the aircraft departed the airport of Jakarta but lost more than 10,000 feet of altitude in less than one […]
Sarawak mulls setting up airline
KUCHING: Sarawak is mulling the right approach to set up its own homegrown airline to improve connectivity with strategic locations such as Hong Kong, Korea, Japan and Australia and bring tourists to the state. “Maybe this airline will not be 100 percent government-owned but together with the private sector because airlines have to be private […]
Korean Air to buy virus-hit Asiana, emerge as world’s 10th-largest airline
SEOUL: Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s biggest carrier, said Monday that it will buy its smaller local rival Asiana Airlines Inc. in a deal valued at 1.8 trillion won ($1.62 billion) that would create the world’s 10th-biggest airline by fleets, Yonhap news agency reported. Korean Air plans to buy new shares worth 1.5 trillion […]
Scanda Sky not a licensed airline company
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) has reminded the public that Scanda Sky PLT (Scanda Sky) is not an airline company which is licensed under the Malaysian Aviation Commission Act 2015 (Act 771). In a statement issued yesterday, Mavcom said it had issued a warning letter to the company, ordering it to stop marketing […]
