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| Founded | 1 October 2007 | ||||||
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| Secondary hubs | Kuching | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Enrich | ||||||
| Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
| Destinations | 23 | ||||||
| Parent company | Malaysia Airlines | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia | ||||||
| Key people | Suresh Singam (COO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
MASwings is a regional airline operating the Rural Air Services (RAS) in Borneo Malaysia. MASwings is the successors of FlyAsianXpress which operated RAS flights from 2006-2007, itself the successor Malaysia Airlines operation of RAS flights during 1965-2006. Borneo Airways originally operated RAS flights from 1953-1965 within colonial British Borneo.
The first MASwings flight was on 1 October 2007, which is also the anniversary of the founding of Malaysia Airlines in 1972.[1]
Its headquarters are located in MAS/MASwings Administration Building, Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Sabah.[2] Previously, its head office was located in the Beautiful Jade Centre in Miri.[3]
MASwings is currently a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, though in June 2023, Sarawak's Premier Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari announced that the Government of Sarawak has agreed "in principle" to take over the airline, pending due diligence checks. In the middle of July 2023, Sarawak Government took over the Rural Air Services (RAS) in Borneo Malaysia from the Malaysian Federal Government, paving the way for a takeover of MASWings from the Sarawakian Government. At the end of July 2023, Sarawak Minister of Transport Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin met the CEO of Khazanah Nasional, which owns Malaysia Airlines, to negotiate the acquisition price as well as discuss the process of a takeover of MASwings.[4][5]
- ^ "MAS launches regional carrier MASWings" Flight Global, 01/10/07
- ^ "Contact Us Archived 20 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine." MASwings. Retrieved on 20 May 2014. "Ground Floor, MAS/MASwings Administration Building, Off Jalan Petagas, Kota Kinabalu International Airport, 88100 Kota Kinabalu"
- ^ Contact Us." MASwings. 11 October 2007. Retrieved on 21 December 2010. "MASwings Sdn. Bhd. 1st Floor, Lot 239, Beautiful Jade Centre, 98000 Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia"
- ^ "Sarawak agrees on MASWings takeover". www.dailyexpress.com.my. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Tawie, Sulok (15 June 2023). "Abang Johari: Sarawak govt agrees in principle to take over MASwings". Malay Mail. Retrieved 22 June 2023.