Malaysia Airlines

An airline with a humble beginning, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) began its operations through the joint proposal of the Imperial Airways, the Straits Steamship of Singapore, and the Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool. These companies proposed the Settlement Government and the colonial governments in Singapore and Penang to schedule a flight service between the two cities, which led to the consolidation of Malaysian Airways Limited (MAL) on October 12, 1937. However, MAL’s first commercial flight as a national airline was only on April 2, 1947. In less than a decade, MAL expanded and became an international airline.

The airline was renamed Malaysian Airlines Limited in an arrangement with Malaysia in 1963. Later, Borneo Airways was absorbed by MAL and, after 20 years, it developed from being a single airline operator into a large company with 2,400 employees. Aside from this, it also operates a fleet of aircrafts that use the latest Comet IV jet airplane, 8 DCs, 6 F27s and 2 Pioneers. When Singapore separated from Malaysia in 1965, the company changed its name into Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (MSA) and became a bi-national operating airline. A new logo was introduced, and the airline grew rapidly and expanded its services to London, Perth, Taipei and Rome. However, after the break-up of the partnership in 1973, the airline introduced another name, Malaysian Airline System, which is also known as Malaysia Airlines. At present, MAS travels to approximately 100 destinations worldwide, carrying thousands of passengers every day.

Malaysia Airlines holds one of the longest records of best practice and aircraft service excellence. It has earned itself an excellent reputation for providing good quality service worldwide.