Malaysia Airlines must rethink business model, says transport expert

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Wan Agyl Wan Hassan says the reported loss of maintenance crews has revealed major weaknesses requiring a quick and forceful response.  Read More:   Laporan Lanjut:   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #MAS #RethinkBusinessModel #WanAgylWanHassan

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00:00Malaysia Airlines must re-evaluate its business model after losing over 60 maintenance staff

00:09to a rival company owned by Singapore Airlines, says transport consultant Wan Agilwan Hassan.

00:16He identified weaknesses in the airline's operational, legal and strategic systems,

00:20urging a proactive response to rebuild confidence, increase resilience and protect its strategic

00:25position.

00:27He also said the government should reassess aviation regulations and consider stronger

00:30protections for national carriers, adding that the airline's leadership needs to answer

00:35for the mistakes causing the talent drain.

00:39He said Malaysia Airlines needs to understand why its employees find SIA Engineering Company

00:43more appealing and address these issues while also developing a comprehensive workforce

00:48strategy.

00:49Wan Agil called for a more extensive legal framework to prevent talent poaching and suggested

00:54rethinking the airline's competitive posture, possibly by advocating for stricter foreign

00:59investment restrictions.

01:01Recently, Malaysia Aviation Group, the parent company of Malaysia Airlines, acknowledged

01:06the attrition of skilled workers as new maintenance, repair and overhaul players have entered the

01:11Malaysian market.

01:13He also criticized the Subang Airport rejuvenation plan, warning that foreign investment could

01:17undermine national aviation interests and Malaysia's goal of revitalizing Subang as

01:22an aviation hub.

01:25Danish Rajariza, FMT News.

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