ON Monday, Malaysia Airlines Bhds first domestic flight ” MH1138 ” bound for Penang from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport marked a fresh start for the carrier and the country. As chief executive officer Christoph Mueller put it: œWe start Sept 1 with a completely new setup. It is a new entity, new management team, new seats, everything is new. It is an opportunity to start over without prejudice. Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB), which took over Malaysian Airlines System Bhd (MAS) in a restructuring programme to bring back the carrier to profitability, offers a vision for moving forward by providing the energy and resources necessary to do so. It is time to put the past behind and focus on the task at hand ” ensuring the airlines competitiveness in an industry known for its brutal business cycles and regaining its reputation as one of the leading carriers in the world, if the many awards it received are any indication.
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