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  • The pilot questioned why the plane leaving from Auckland airport was not taking a more direct route to Kuala Lumpur

    MALAYSIA, 2016/01/06 t was only eight minutes into a Malaysia Airlines flight that took off from a New Zealand airport at the same time as the pilot realised something was wrong. It was heading in the wrong direction. Flight MH132 took off from Auckland airport to Kuala Lumpur on Christmas Day and was going south towards Melbourne, the New Zealand Herald reported. The pilot was curious as to why the plane, which left at 2.23am on Friday, was not taking a additional direct route to the Malaysian capital and contacted air traffic controllers in Auckland to ask why.

  • MH 17 cause of crash: Exact wording of the preliminary report by the Dutch Safety Board

    MALAYSIA, 2014/09/12 The preliminary statement by the Dutch Safety Board on the crash of MH 17 points towards external cause. There was no evidence of technical faults. The exact wording of the Safety statement reads: Flight MH17 with a Boeing 777-200 operated by Malaysia Airlines broke up in the air probably as the result of structural damage caused by a large number of high-energy objects that penetrated the aircraft from outside. This is mentioned in the preliminary statement on the investigation into the crash of MH17 that has been published today by the Dutch Safety Board. There are no indications that the MH17 crash was caused by a technical fault or by actions of the crew.

  • Malaysia Airlines to reduce fuel cost

    MALAYSIA, 2013/08/25 Malaysia Airlines aims to reduce fuel costs on 40 aircraft, inclunding their A380 fleet, with SITA’s FMS Wind Uplink service. This service constantly updates key Flight Management System (FMS) calculations, so the airline can adjust flight plans according to changing wind and weather conditions, enabling the aircraft to use fuel as cost entirely as possible. During trials, Wind Uplink delivered savings of up to 600 kilograms of fuel on a single flight sector.

  • Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak hailed

    MALAYSIA, 2013/04/29 Singapore and Malaysia announced plans to build a high-speed rail link, fueling hopes that Southeast Asia could one day enjoy a rapid European-style train system connected to China. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak hailed the project, which would cut travel time between the city-national and Kuala Lumpur to 90 minutes. The target year for completion is 2020.
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