Malaysia Airlines MD Outlines Priorities For 2025 And Beyond

aircraft on tarmac

One of the key challenges Malaysia Airlines faces concerns turbine issues with its Boeing 737-800 CFM56 engines, which caused isolated service interruptions this past summer.

Credit: Rob Finlayson
When tasked with turning around Malaysia Airlines in 2017, Izham Ismail’s first priority was to boost employee morale. As managing director at parent company Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), Izham knew that the Kuala Lumpur-based airline and its employees had endured much, including the loss of two...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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