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‘MAS ran out of aircraft, ran out of parts’
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3, 2024: Aviation consultant Brendan Sobie says Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has ran out of aircraft, ran out of parts.
“(The national airlines) has been hit the hardest with supply and manpower problems,” he added.
So this begs the question again: “Is MAS safe for air travelers?”
No expert or MAS or the so-called Madani Unity Government has answered the valid question.
Whatever, MAS and the Government will be held responsible should a disaster involving loss of lives occur in the not so distant future.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a shocking news report on what Sobie reportedly said about MAS and other related news:
Malaysia Airlines’ operations at breaking point, says aviation expert
-03 Sep 2024, 12:13 AM
Aviation consultant Brendan Sobie says Malaysia Airlines has been hit the hardest with supply and manpower problems.
Malaysia Airlines has been affected by a global shortage of spare parts and delays in engine repair, the airline’s owner said. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines has reached a breaking point in its operations, as it struggles with severe shortages of aircraft and parts, according to a Singapore-based aviation consultant.
Brendan Sobie said many airlines have been facing supply and manpower problems for years, but Malaysia Airlines appears to have been hit the hardest.
They are not alone. They seem to have been impacted particularly in the last few months more than others, he said on the business news channel CNBC.
And they got kind of caught behind and things just escalated and reached this kind of breaking point in the last couple of months where they just ran out of aircraft, ran out of parts.
Brendan Sobie
Sobie said the national carrier’s on-time performance has been consistently poor for the past one to two years, and the recent operational breakdown suggests deeper issues in managing industry challenges.
All airlines can manage this schedule accordingly, and I think something obviously went wrong here because, you know, not every airline is having the problems Malaysia Airlines has, he said, adding that it is just a matter of how you manage this issue.
Last week, it was reported that the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia had reduced the validity of Malaysia Airlines’ air operator certificate from three years to one year following the national carrier’s operational difficulties.
The airline’s parent body, Malaysia Aviation Group, said it was supposed to receive 17 new aircraft this year from manufacturers but only four had been delivered so far.
MAG managing director Izham Ismail attributed operational challenges to global spare parts shortages and delays in engine repairs and overhauls.
MAG also announced that it is cutting flights and routes until December due to recent service disruptions affecting Malaysia Airlines, Firefly, and Amal services.
Airlines must refund consumers within 30 days, says Mavcom
-02 Sep 2024, 07:48 PM
The commission notes the Malaysian Aviation Consumer Protection Code’s rule that consumers should get their money back in the original mode of payment.
A Malaysia Airlines flight to Incheon Airport in Seoul, South Korea was recently forced to turn back shortly after taking off from KLIA. (KLIA pic)
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Aviation Consumer Protection Code 2016 (MACPC) mandates that airlines issue refunds to consumers in the original mode of payment within 30 days.
Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) director of consumer and public affairs Pushpalatha Subramaniam said consumers are also entitled to refunds for carbon fee charges if these are imposed by airlines.
So far, only Malaysia Airlines has embarked on a voluntary carbon offset programme, under which consumers are entitled to receive refunds in the case of flight delays or cancellations, she said during a question-and-answer session held in conjunction with today’s MACPC amendments briefing.
Pushpalatha reiterated that Mavcom does not regulate carbon fees, and it is up to the carriers to decide whether to impose it and to determine its value.
“The other carriers can impose it too, but consumers with refundable or non-refundable tickets can get refunds in cases where airlines impose a carbon fee.
This is in addition to other mandatory refunds, such as fuel surcharges, taxes, fees and other charges like the departure levy and passenger services charges, she added.
Addressing the recent situation involving a Seoul-bound Malaysia Airlines flight, Pushpalatha confirmed that passengers are entitled to refunds under the latest MACPC.
It was reported that a Malaysia Airlines flight to Incheon Airport in Seoul, South Korea, was forced to turn back shortly after taking off from KLIA.
In response to a question about the implications of Mavcom’s dissolution and its merger with the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia, she said the ongoing process will not affect the MACPC.
Malaysia Airlines temporarily reduces flights for 13 international routes
By Bilqis Bahari - August 26, 2024 @ 3:50pm
List of flights affected the the frequency reduction. Source: AeroRoutes
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Bhd, an airline subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), is temporarily reducing the flight frequency for 13 international destinations in its route network.
They include Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Denpasar, Ho Chi Minh, Jakarta, Jeddah, Medan Kualanamu, Mumbai, Osaka Kansai, Seoul Incheon, Shanghai Pu Dong, Singapore, Tokyo-Narita and Yangon from Kuala Lumpur.
The frequency to Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi will be reduced from 42 to 37 weekly, Denpasar 22 to 18; Ho Chi Minh 20 to 19, Jakarta 42 to 40, Jeddah nine to seven, Medan Kualanamu 15 to 12 and Mumbai from 10 flights to nine flights weekly.
Flights to Osaka is reduced from seven to six weekly; Seoul Incheon (13 to eight weekly); Shanghai Pu Dong (10 to nine weekly), Singapore (68 to 66 weekly); Tokyo-Narita (12-10 weekly) and Yangon reduced from six to four every week.
According to AeroRoutes, which published the list of destinations affected by the reduction of flight frequencies, the international service changes for the week of Aug 25-31.
Last week, MAG announced that it will cut frequencies on some destinations temporarily between last week and December 2024 to address operational issues involving three of its carriers - Malaysia Airlines, FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd (Firefly) and Amal.
"This is to ensure the long- term reliability of our fleet and robustness of our operations and enhance our ability to ensure our customers on Malaysia Airlines, Firefly and Amal services face minimal disruptions and have the best experience possible flying with us," MAG group managing director Datuk Captain Izham Ismail said in a statement.
The three airlines belonging to MAG had suffered a series of flight delays since several weeks ago causing an uproar among passengers.
Izham said there were various issues that the group was facing including supply chain constrains, manpower challenges, and other external factors as the industry recovers from the pandemic.
"MAG has also been affected by the delayed deliveries of new aircraft this year, leading to less aircraft being made available for operations than planned," Izham said.
Malaysia Airlines, Firefly and Amal to reduce flights until December after spate of incidents
Several recent Malaysia Airlines flights affected by technical issues have raised calls for clear contingency and emergency plans to be put in place. PHOTO: ST FILE
Updated
Aug 24, 2024, 09:17 PM
PETALING JAYA - Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has announced a temporary reduction of flights for Malaysia Airlines, Firefly and Amal from now until December 2024.
“This is to ensure the long-term reliability of our fleet and robustness of our operations and enhance our ability to ensure our customers on Malaysia Airlines, Firefly and Amal services face minimal disruptions and have the best experience possible flying with us,” said its managing director Izham Ismail in a statement on Aug 24.
“I personally apologise for the disruption to passenger travel plans and the inconvenience this has caused,” he added.
Several recent Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flights affected by technical issues have angered passengers and raised calls for clear contingency and emergency plans to be put in place.
On Aug 22, a MAS flight heading to Medina had to return to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), marking the third such incident for the Malaysian national carrier this week.
According to FlightRadar data, MH152, which departed KLIA at 2.23pm, turned back while flying over the Nicobar Islands in the Andaman Sea.
On the night of Aug 20, MAS flight MH386 was forced to turn back to KLIA due to a cabin pressure issue.
Earlier that day, flight MH128 en route to Kuala Lumpur from Melbourne had to make an emergency stop at Alice Springs in Australia’s Northern Territories.
The series of incidents prompted Malaysians to ask MAG to buck up.
Over on the True Malaysia Airlines Fans Group Facebook page, user Khatijah Khaur referred to a “tidak apa” (lackadaisical) attitude as the crux of the problem.
“Our tidak apa attitude has come back to bite us,” she said. “There is no motivation to be better, to do better. At the end of the day, we have nothing to be proud of,” she said. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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