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Malaysia Airports Q2 net rises to RM81.9m
Published: 2011/07/28
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_New...cle/index_html

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd said second-quarter profit rose to RM81.9 million from RM59.6 million a year earlier.

Revenue climbed to RM654.2 million from RM525 million, the company said in a statement to the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange today. - Bloomberg

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actually, in my opinion, Senai airport could compete with Changi and Suvarnabhumi in SEA if central government make it as big as KLIA. but unlucky is KLIA is exist.....

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hey everyone is malaysia airlines going to launch khartoum service in the future???????

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Firefly, Airport Coach to provide coach services
Published: 2011/08/05
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_New...cle/index_html

Firefly has forged a collaboration with Airport Coach Sdn Bhd to provide coach services for its passengers between the KL Sentral Bus Station and KL International Airport (KLIA) main terminal building.

Through this collaboration, Firefly passengers can purchase Airport Coach bus tickets when they make their flight bookings from Firefly’s website at
www.fireflyz.com.my.

"These online purchases will be shown on the same flight itinerary which can then be printed out or saved in a mobile device and later shown to the Airport

Coach personnel as proof of purchase before boarding the bus," said Firefly's head of marketing and communications, Angelina C. Fernandez, in a statement today.

She also said: "Due to this collaboration, Airport Coach has also agreed to extend its bus service operations on this KL Sentral – KLIA route to 24 hours, every day.

"This is good news for passengers as it means services are always available, no matter how early or how late our flight arrives/departs from KLIA."

The one-way fare for the express bus service between the KLIA main terminal building and KL Sentral is RM10 for adults and RM6 for children aged six and below. -- Bernama

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MAS and AirAsia nearing deal in share swap
Posted on August 7, 2011, Sunday
http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/08...in-share-swap/

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Airline System (MAS) and AirAsia are poised to form a working partnership, the Edge financial newspaper reported yesterday quoting unnamed sources.

The newspaper said that state strategic investment fund Khazanah Nasional would enter as a common shareholder, buying up stakes in both MAS and AirAsia’s major shareholder, Tune Air, to facilitate the deal.

“Working together will only be realistic if there is a share swap,” a source was quoted by the paper as saying.

The deal will see Tan Sri Tony Fernandes help stop the ailing flag carrier from plunging any further into the red, industry source said.

The share swap would see Tony getting a 20 per cent stake in the national carrier. Tune Air, owned by Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, is expected to benefit most from the share swap with MAS as it holds 26.28 per cent of the budget carrier as of July 6 this year.

The budget carrier’s market capitalisation of RM11 billion (S$4.46 billion) yesterday is now two times more than MAS which stands at RM5.3 billion, a decade after Tune Air took over the two-plane operation. – Reuters/Agencies

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Originally Posted by nazrey

BREAKING NEWS: Azmil keluar MAS, pertukaran saham dengan AirAsia selesai
MAS umum perubahan struktur lembaga pengarah
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info...i&pg=bt_25.htm


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(L-R) Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, Tan Sri Azman Mokthar, Tan Sri Md Nor Yusof, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Mohd Rashdan Mohd Yusof and Datuk Sri Nazir Razak at the MAS-AirAsia signing ceremony today. — Picture by Jack Ooi
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NO DENYING THE DEAL NOW... (TOP) Chairman of Malaysian Airline System (MAS) Tan Sri Md Nor Yusof (L) and group chief executive officer of AirAsia Tan Sri Tony Fernandes pose during a signing ceremony in Kuala Lumpur August 9, 2011. The national carrier MAS and AirAsia have agreed to set aside their rivalry and work together after signing a share swap agreement on Tuesday. Based on the terms of the agreement, AirAsia's major shareholder Tune Air, controlled by its two principal founders Fernandes and Kamarudin Meranun, will buy a 20.5 percent stake in MAS from MAS' major shareholder Khazanah Nasional. (BOTTOM) This is a file picture from March 9, 2006. -- Pictures by REUTERS/ Bazuki Muhammad (TOP); and AP/ Vincent Thian (BOTTOM)
Aug 9, 2011 7:24 pm


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MAS, AirAsia and AirAsia X to leverage on core strengths
2011/08/09
http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/M...ngths/Article/

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines (MAS), AirAsia Bhd and Airasia X Sdn Bhd today entered into a comprehensive collaboration framework to leverage on their respective core strengths.

To strengthen the collaboration and to establish a mutuality of interest, MAS and AirAsia are issuing free warrants to each other's shareholders.

Independent advisers will be appointed to advise minority shareholders on the proposed warrants.

Tune Air Sdn Bhd and Khazanah Nasional Bhd, the major shareholders of AirAsia and MAS, respectively, have agreed to acquire from each others existing shares, said Khazanah and Tune Air in a joint statement.

As a result, Tune Air will hold 20.5 per cent shares in MAS and Khazanah will hold 10 per cent shares in AirAsia.

Khazanah will continue to be the single largest and major shareholder of MAS.

The agreement will come into effect immediately upon its execution and shall remain in effect for five years from the date of the collaboration agreement, with an option for a further five-year renewal. -- BERNAMA

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http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story...5&sec=business

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AIR ASIA
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AIR ASIA X
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[nazrey]

MAS-AirAsia deal: Back to the future
Published: 2011/08/10
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_New...ent-2/Article/



Let'S first get the facts correct in the Malaysia Airlines (MAS)-AirAsia-AirAsia X deal just inked yesterday.

It is not a merger as widely reported although a stock or share swap normally occurs as part of a merger or acquisition when shareholders' ownership of the target company's shares is exchanged for shares of the acquiring company.

There is no reasonable rationale for a merger since all three airlines operate totally different business models. It is a swap to pave the way for what some analysts has described as a "partnership". In fact, yesterday's signing ceremony was termed as "comprehensive collaboration framework".

Through the share swap, AirAsia group chief executive Tan Sri Tony Fernandes is not the single largest shareholder in MAS.

The government's investment arm Khazanah Nasional Bhd, with a 49 per cent stake in MAS after the share swap and holding a special shareholder position of the government, will continue to maintain its position as the single largest shareholder in the national carrier. The aviation sector is a strategic sector to the economy and MAS will remain as a core holding in Khazanah's portfolio.

Also, Khazanah's commitment to AirAsia is considered "firmer" given its stake is via the unlisted Tune Air, hence illiquid.

As Tune Air's stake is via MAS, it would seem to have the option to sell into the open market if it is not in alignment with the views of MAS' board majority.

In addition, Khazanah also proposes to acquire some AirAsia X's shares on terms and at a price to be mutually agreed later.

Negotiations on a partnership had been ongoing since the days of Datuk Seri Idris Jala as MAS managing director. Khazanah's managing director Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar confirmed negotiations concluded at 2.05am on Sunday morning.

Shukor Yusof of international rating agency Standard & Poor's, who has been tracking both airlines for years, sees it as the "financial reengineering of MAS" that is "the hallmark of the Binafikir boys", who now run Khazanah.

Azman is one of the co-founders of Binafikir. The other is Mohammed Rashdan Mohd Yusof, who is Khazanah's executive director (investments) and recently named to the board of MAS. He has been named as MAS executive director.

"They (Azman and Rashdan) crafted the Widespread Assets Unbundling (WAU) for MAS in 2002 - essentially moving the debts to another government agency Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd - and it would seem they are having another go at realigning MAS' financial profile," he said.

Shukor is not far from wrong really. The man that brought in the Binafikir boys into MAS back then has returned as chairman of the national carrier. Tan Sri Md Nor Yusof had served as MAS managing director before.

At the press conference, Azman, Md Nor and Fernandes talked about growth and the immediate synergistic opportunities which can be realised without significant effect on any party's operations. This includes aircraft purchasing, engineering, ground support services, cargo services, catering and training.

The collaborative agreement signed between the three airlines will be for five years, with the option for a further five-year renewal.

Md Nor said the joint collaboration will help MAS focus on its strengths in its core markets . It will be able to offer services in engineering and other areas to both AirAsia and AirAsia X.

Fernandes said AirAsia and AirAsia X see growth opportunities in new routes and destinations.

Azman called it "historic colla-boration" which is both synergistic and pragmatic. It will sharpen the focus of core competencies, deliver better products and choices for customers and ultimately create greater value for all the stakeholders.

Through the collaborative framework, MAS and its subsidiary Firefly, AirAsia and AirAsia X will focus on business segments in which they are capable of developing the most value.

MAS and Firefly will continue to operate the short-, medium- and long-haul full service segment while AirAsia and AirAsia X will provide the short-, medium- and long-haul budget services.

Analysts said with the Asean free skies policy coming into effect in 2015, this will see increased competition with unlimited flight frequencies between Asean's 10 major cities. "Notably, more regional airlines are now aggressively growing and starting their own low-cost carriers, which are turning out to be effective vehicles to garner regional traffic to feed into legacy, premium airlines' long-haul routes.

"Strengthening and coordinating the two local airlines are necessary to stave off incoming competition, particularly considering that the KL International Airport is stuck between Singapore as a major business hub and Thailand as a major tourism hub," he said.

Despite the owners saying that the playground is big for four airlines, it may be a tad too many for a small country like Malaysia.

Some see the share swap as a prelude to some kind of arrangement that may see, for example, route rationalisation which could see AirAsia taking most of the domestic and short-haul routes, a committed traffic to feed into MAS' long-haul network, usage of MAS maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities and MAS employees' unions.

As Azman rightly puts it, this will not be the end-all transformation for the airline industry but it is the beginning.

But for now, the government can breathe a sigh of relief as it will have less headache after having to referee the consistent discord between MAS and AirAsia all this while.

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MASkargo banking on intra-Asian trade to cushion off crisis impact
By DAVID TAN Photos by CHARLES MARIASOOSAY
Monday August 15, 2011
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.as...1728&sec=North

MALAYSIAN Airlines Cargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) is bracing for a drop in business due to the economic crisis in US and Europe.

The indications are there since its cargo freighter business, which uses China as a hub to serve the global market, has dropped significantly in the first half of this year.

MASkargo senior vice president Mohd Yunus Idris (pic) said the global market was likely to worsen in months to come due to the economic crisis in US and Europe.

“However, the intra-Asian trade will cushion the impact of the crisis on MASkargo. This is because MASkargo can utilise its passenger aircraft on top of the cargo freighters to enhance its business,” he said.

Yunus said this during an annual breaking of fast dinner, organised by MASkargo for its agents in Penang.

Starting Sept 16 this year, Yunus said that the first new air cargo freighter, A330-200 freighter with a 60 MT capacity, would be deployed to service the Kansai and Narita routes in Japan.

“The freighter will fly twice weekly to Kansai and twice weekly to Narita from Kuala Lumpur,” he said.

MASkargo will get three more A330-200 freighters in November, January 2012, and April 2012.

“The second freighter to arrive will be used for servicing the Taipei, Hong Kong, and Indonesia markets, while the third and fourth freighters will be used for the India and Middle East routes respectively,” he said.

Yunus said MASkargo was currently enhancing its cargo handling terminal in Kuala Lumpur.

“The expansion exercise, which costs about RM80mil, will be completed in three years,” Yunus said.

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Sultan Azlan Shah, Ipoh Airport Upgrade (IPH)
Perak Darul Ridzuan

Originally Posted by maafcakap

KUALA LUMPUR FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION
IPOH / IPOH SULTAN AZLAN SHAH AIRPORT
UPGRADING OF IPOH AIRPORT
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Ipoh Airport will be upgraded to accommodate B738 / A320 aircraft operation. The main
works will include the upgrading of the infrastructures in the airside and the terminal building.
All works are slated for completion by October 2012.
2. PURPOSE
2.1 The purpose of this Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC) is to provide advance information
and advice regarding the scope of works pertaining to the Ipoh Airport upgrading programme.
This AIC will be followed by a number of AIP Supplements that will provide details of the
upgrading works, introduction of new facilities and revision to the existing procedures.
3. TERMINAL BUILDING
3.1 The existing terminal building will be upgraded with the aim to improve the passengers
comfort level. A new roof and façade will be constructed, the area of Departure Hall and
Arrival Hall will be increased, and the building will be fully air-conditioning.
4. AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT AREAS AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES
4.1 The existing runway pavement of 1798M x 36M will be extended from threshold Runway 04
by 120 meters and from threshold Runway 22 by 82 meters. The existing runway pavement
will be widened from 36 meter to 45 meter. When completed the runway pavement will be
2000M x 45M. Runway End Safety Area (RESA) of 90M x 90M provided at both runway
ends.
4.2 A new partial parallel taxiway will be introduced to connect the Parking Apron to
Taxiway C.
4.3 The existing Parking Apron will be widened to accommodate simultaneous power-in
power-out three (3) B738 / A320 aircrafts.
5. NAVIGATIONAL AIDS AND VISUAL AIDS
5.1 A new Aerodrome Ground Lighting (AGL) will be provided for the extended runway
and the new taxiway.
5.2 The Simple Approach Lighting System for Runway 04 will remain at the existing
position because the landing Threshold 04 will remain at the existing position. The
extended portion of the runway is intended to be used for departure.
5.3 The threshold Runway 22 will also remain at the existing position.

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Ipoh Airport under construction..



It will be look like this when completed..

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'KLIA not affected by US, Europe crises'
Published: 2011/08/23
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_New...cle/index_html

The KL International Airport (KLIA), so far, hasn't been affected by the economic crisis in the US and Europe, says the airport's operator, Malaysia Airport Holdings Bhd.

MAHB senior general manager for operations, Datuk Azmi Murad said for the January to July period, the number of passengers using KLIA had increased by 13.3 per cent to 21.836 million passengers compared with the same period last year.

"Passengers using the main terminal increased by 9.3 per cent to 11.759 million while passengers using the low cost carrier terminal increased 18.4 per cent to 10.077 million compared with the January-July period last year," he said after distributing dates and mineral water to passengers at the KLIA today.

He said the higher number of passengers from the Middle East, who are having their holidays from July to September, has also helped to increase the passenger volume during the period. --Bernama

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Sibu Airport extension project ahead of schedule
by Jane Moh. Posted on October 30, 2010, Saturday
http://www.theborneopost.com/?p=71704

SIBU: The Sibu Airport extension project, which commenced a month ago, is expected to be completed ahead of schedule.

According to project director from KLIA Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd, Dr Shafie Karimin, the project is expected to be completed two months earlier than projected.

“The project is two per cent completed and it is progressing very smoothly according to schedule,” he enthused.

Giving a briefing on the project at the airport yesterday, he said it consisted of two packages.

The first package involves expansion of terminal building, utility centre building and other related works.

The new 15,240 sq metre terminal building would be fully air-conditioned and consists of 18 check-in counters compared to current eight, four aerobridges and two luggage reclaim belts.

The package also includes instalment of electrical and mechanical services, computerized building management system and work on information technologies and communications.

Safety Control Building, Engineering Office and Workshop are under Package 1 as well.

The second package involves airside civil works and landside, the upgrading work of the DCA and other related work.

There would be an extension and upgrading of DCA management building, road construction, extension of the car park and construction of safety gates and landscaping.

Dr Shafie revealed that Sibu Airport carried 809,995 passengers in 2007 and passenger volume is expected to increase once the new airport is completed.

The figure was based on the National Airport Master Plan Study, which was completed in 2008 under the Ministry of Transport.

“Based on the study, in 2016, Sibu Airport is expected to carry 1.06 million passengers per annum, in 2031 – 1.414 million, and in 2050 – 1.79 million,” he revealed.

Second Finance Minister and Minister of Environment and Public Health, Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh, Sibu Municipal Council chairman Datuk Tiong Thai King, Pelawan assemblyman Vincent Goh, Nangka assemblyman Datuk Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah, SMC deputy chairman Daniel Ngieng and Dudong assemblyman Datuk Dr Soon Choon Teck were present during the briefing.

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Sibu Airport Upgrade News

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Strand to spearhead RM177m investments
By Sharen Kaur Published: 2011/09/09
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_New...rand8/Article/

KUALA LUMPUR: Strand Aerospace Malaysia Sdn Bhd (SAM), an Airbus-approved engineering services company, will spearhead investments of RM177 million to get aerospace suppliers to set up base here.

The company will be recruiting 6,000 engineers in Malaysia by 2020, to serve the global aerospace industry.

It will also develop a new software to train the engineers at its training centre in Kota Damansara in Selangor, said its chief operating officer Naguib Mohd Nor.

SAM, which has been in operation since October 2006, currently employs 40 engineers. By 2013, it plans to have 350 engineers.


Naguib said the growth in the number of engineers from 2013 to 2020 will be driven by foreign direct investment, capitalising on the readily available Malaysian talent pool.

The RM177 million investment is one of eight new initiatives announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday, under the Economic Transformation Programme progress update. The project is expected to contribute RM3.5 billion to gross national income by 2010.

SAM is required to develop and position Malaysia as a hub for high-value engineering services, for the global aerospace market.

The company's engineers specialise in aircraft primary structures analysis and design, and they have worked on a number of fixed wing and rotary wings for the entire Airbus fleet, as well as military aircraft such as Tornado, Harrier and Nimrod.

According to Naguib, the global engineering services industry, worth between US$200 million and US$250 million (RM598 million and RM747.5 million) currently, is expected to hit US$1 trillion (RM2.99 trillion) by 2020.

"The local industry is worth RM20 million per annum and has big potential to grow. Together with Matrade, Mida and Miti, we will be selling our talent globally," he said after the announcement.

Naguib said the company will promote new talents to its existing customers, namely Airbus UK, Airbus North America, Messier-Dowty, BAe Systems, WS Atkins Aerospace, Aerosud, GKN Aerospace, GED Sitec, Assystems and CTRM.

"We expect our collaboration with Malaysian academia to yield more industry-ready graduates who will fuel the growth of this industry," he said.

SAM is founded by its chairman, Datuk Dr Ahmed Tasir and Naguib, who jointly own 51 per cent of the company. The rest is held by British aerospace expert Anthony Bedborough, the company's chief executive officer.

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30 new Tune hotels next year and they'll all be 'green'
By Sharen KaurPublished: 2011/09/10
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_New...#ixzz1Xd4tcJiI



KUALA LUMPUR: Tune Hotels, a budget hotel company, aims to open 30 new hotels next year for between US$180 million and US$240 million (RM540 million-RM720 million) and all will be eco-friendly certified.

Tune Hotels, which is part of the Tune Group, is aiming for 100 hotels in its global portfolio by 2015. It now has 13 hotels in Malaysia, Indonesia and the UK.

Tune Group is the private investment entity of Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, founder and group CEO of low-cost airline AirAsia Bhd.

Tune Hotels chief executive officer Mark Lankester said it will set up more hotels in Malaysia, Indonesia, the UK, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and India.

"We are also targeting New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Latin America and Europe, which are fantastic markets," he said yesterday after signing a memorandum of understanding with General Electric (GE) at the Second International Greentech and Eco Products Exhibition and Conference Malaysia 2011.

GE will help Tune Hotels review, plan and design properties by contributing its expertise in the areas of low-cost operational modeling, sustainable development, cost-saving infrastructure, energy efficiency and green technology.

Tune Hotels wants to achieve eco-building certifications, like Malaysia's Green Building Index, the Singapore BCA Green Mark and the US Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system.

Lankester said Tune Hotels will invest RM2 million to RM3 million for each hotel to be certified green.

GE signed a separate MOU yesterday with Green Technology Corp to collaborate on public awareness campaigns to promote green technology and sustainability initiatives.

"We will collaborate in several areas including low carbon city framework and building certification," said GE Malaysia marketing development director Azli Mohamed.

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MAS, Air Asia in QPR jersey deal
Updated: Monday September 12, 2011 MYT 8:10:05 PM
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp...527&sec=nation

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and Air Asia have signed a jersey deal with Barclay's Premier League recently-promoted Queens Park Rangers.

Both signed a two-year sponsorship on Monday allowing the MAS logo to adorn the QPR jersey on home games while the AirAsia logo will be used on the team's away games, according to the QPR website.

The new blue-striped jersey with the MAS logo will be worn for the first time in QPR's home game against Newscatle at Loftus Road later on Monday.

“This sponsorship is the first major initiative of our new brand and marketing strategy, that would see important advertising money spent on boosting our top line.

"This is a key component in our drive to regain global market share, profitability and pride for the people of MAS,” said MAS executive director Mohammed Rashdan Yusof.

Air Asia boss Tan Sri Tony Fernandes recently acquired a 66 per cent stake in QPR. Fernandes also sits on the MAS board following a MAS-Air Asia share swap on Aug 9.