Malaysia Airlines Archives - SamChui.com Sam Chui Aviation & Travel Fri, 27 Oct 2023 22:40:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://samchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1con2-100x100.png Malaysia Airlines Archives - SamChui.com 32 32 108386868 Trip Report: Malaysia Airlines Business Class + Golden Lounge Regional https://samchui.com/2023/04/07/trip-report-malaysia-airlines-business-class-golden-lounge-regional/ https://samchui.com/2023/04/07/trip-report-malaysia-airlines-business-class-golden-lounge-regional/#comments Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:30:41 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=47916 I recently flew with Malaysia Airlines from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok in Business Class. The ticket was redeemed from British Airways for 16,500 Avios +$17 tax which is excellent value. Here are some photos of the trip: Dedicated check-in for Business Class in row D at KLIA1. Malaysia Airlines Golden Lounge Regional After check-in, I […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/04/07/trip-report-malaysia-airlines-business-class-golden-lounge-regional/feed/ 1 47916 Aviation Weekly: News and Highlights 20-26 December https://samchui.com/2022/12/27/aviation-weekly-news-and-highlights-20-26-december/ https://samchui.com/2022/12/27/aviation-weekly-news-and-highlights-20-26-december/#respond Tue, 27 Dec 2022 04:39:11 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=46751 Top News and Stories this week: Boeing Resumes 777X Test Flights After GE9X Issue Malaysia Airlines Gets Rid of Airbus A380s Final Boeing 747 Completes Its First Flight Condor Takes Delivery Of Its 1st Airbus A330neo Finnair To Restart Flights To Osaka India Begins COVID Testing Of Arriving International Passengers flydubai Celebrates Argentina’s Win With […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2022/12/27/aviation-weekly-news-and-highlights-20-26-december/feed/ 0 46751 US FAA Restores Malaysia’s Category 1 Air Safety Rating https://samchui.com/2022/10/01/us-faa-restores-malaysias-category-1-air-safety-rating/ https://samchui.com/2022/10/01/us-faa-restores-malaysias-category-1-air-safety-rating/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2022 06:43:30 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=45749 The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has regained a Category 1 air-safety rating from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), said Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. On Friday, 30th September, at a press conference in Montreal, Canada, the Transport Minister said that the matter was something to be celebrated as it […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2022/10/01/us-faa-restores-malaysias-category-1-air-safety-rating/feed/ 1 45749 Malaysia Airlines to Retire All Their A380s https://samchui.com/2021/05/05/malaysia-airlines-to-retire-all-their-a380s/ https://samchui.com/2021/05/05/malaysia-airlines-to-retire-all-their-a380s/#comments Wed, 05 May 2021 01:31:24 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=40378 As reported by Executive Traveller, Malaysia Airlines’ CEO has confirmed that the airline plans to retire their Airbus A380 fleet. "We are cognizant of the challenges to sell this aeroplane, but we are still looking at ways and means to dispose of our 380 fleet. At the moment, the management is convinced that the 380 doesn't fit […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2021/05/05/malaysia-airlines-to-retire-all-their-a380s/feed/ 13 40378 Current Status Update on All A380 Operators https://samchui.com/2020/06/28/current-status-update-on-all-a380-operators/ https://samchui.com/2020/06/28/current-status-update-on-all-a380-operators/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2020 17:18:44 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=36144 2020 has been a tough year for the Airbus A380. As the largest passenger aircraft in the world, there are currently no routes that can support such a large passenger volume at this time. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were 15 airlines that operated a total of 238 A380s. Each airline has come up with […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2020/06/28/current-status-update-on-all-a380-operators/feed/ 4 36144 Tow Truck Crashes Into Malaysia Airlines 737 https://samchui.com/2020/04/08/tow-truck-crashes-into-malaysian-airlines-737/ https://samchui.com/2020/04/08/tow-truck-crashes-into-malaysian-airlines-737/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2020 03:22:02 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=34828 Malaysia Airlines ground staff, reported via aviation blogger Andrew Leong, have indicated that a tow truck has crashed into a Boeing 737-800 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, causing serious damage to the aircraft’s underbelly and engine. No injuries have been reported. The aircraft, registered 9M-MLL, was being towed from a remote stand at Kuala Lumpur […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2020/04/08/tow-truck-crashes-into-malaysian-airlines-737/feed/ 1 34828 MH17: Dutch Begins Trial, Suspects Absent From Court https://samchui.com/2020/03/11/mh17-dutch-begins-trial-suspects-absent-from-court/ https://samchui.com/2020/03/11/mh17-dutch-begins-trial-suspects-absent-from-court/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2020 04:45:21 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=33893 Family members listened quietly with their eyes closed, as the names of all 298 victims were read out; the Dutch have begun the trial for MH17 on Monday (9th March), with no suspects in sight. Malaysia Airlines MH 17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down on 17th July 2014, […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2020/03/11/mh17-dutch-begins-trial-suspects-absent-from-court/feed/ 1 33893 Proposals Received To Help Malaysia Airlines https://samchui.com/2020/01/21/proposals-received-to-help-malaysia-airlines/ https://samchui.com/2020/01/21/proposals-received-to-help-malaysia-airlines/#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2020 16:16:59 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=32887 During a media briefing on Monday, Malaysia Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamed, said that the government have received 5 proposals from various airlines to help its national carrier. The debt-laden Malaysia Airlines is still struggling ever since the two tragedies (MH17 and MH370) happened in 2014. During that same year, Malaysia Airlines was taken private by […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2020/01/21/proposals-received-to-help-malaysia-airlines/feed/ 4 32887 Malaysia Airlines Passengers Get Mad After Two Aborted Take-Offs https://samchui.com/2020/01/07/malaysia-airlines-passengers-got-mad-after-two-aborted-take-offs/ https://samchui.com/2020/01/07/malaysia-airlines-passengers-got-mad-after-two-aborted-take-offs/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2020 13:16:21 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=32666 “We are not to be used as crash test dummies” said Mr Serjit Singh, after Malaysia Airlines flight bound for Auckland aborted take off twice. On 1st Jan, Malaysia Airlines MH145 scheduled to depart at 20:45 came to a sudden halt just before liftoff. The aircraft then taxied back to the tarmac. Passengers were then […]

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