Malaysia Airlines: Flag-carrier airline of Malaysia
Malaysia Airlines Berhad is the flag carrier airline of Malaysia.
Its home base is Kuala Lumpur International Airport and its secondary hubs are Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. The airline is based in Greater Kuala Lumpur. It is a member of the Oneworld airline alliance.
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| Founded | 1 May 1947 (as Malayan Airways) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | MAS: 1 October 1972 MAB: 1 September 2015 (relaunched) | ||||||
| Hubs | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | ||||||
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| Focus cities | Penang International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Enrich | ||||||
| Alliance | Oneworld | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 80 | ||||||
| Destinations | 61 | ||||||
| Parent company | Khazanah Nasional Berhad Malaysia Aviation Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sepang, Malaysia | ||||||
| Key people | Izham Ismail (CEO) Omar Siddiq Amin Noer Rashid (CFO) | ||||||
| Net income |  MYR 60 million (2017 Q1) | ||||||
| Profit | MYR 18 million (2017 Q1) | ||||||
| Employees | 14,000 (2016) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
In March 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport went missing with 239 people. It is believed the plane crashed. In July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kuala Lumpur International Airport was shot down by a missile. That crash killed 298 people. Malaysia Airlines has been going through many problems after those 2 accidents.
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A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 at Zurich. This plane disappeared on March 8, 2014. -
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 in 2014. -
Airline food on Malaysia Airlines.
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