MASwings
MASwings Sdn Bhd (Trade name: MASwings) is a regional airline operating the Rural Air Services (RAS) in Borneo Malaysia. MASwings is the successors of FlyAsianXpress which operates RAS flight from 2006-2007 and FlyAsianXpress is the successors of RAS flights by Malaysia Airlines from 1965-2006, prior to that Borneo Airways which was the first airlines who operate RAS route from 1953-1965 during British Borneo colonization period.
MASwings DHC 6-400 Twin Otter in Marudi Airport | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
The first flight was on 1 October 2007, which is also the anniversary of the founding of Malaysia Airlines in 1972.
Its headquarters are located in MAS/MASwings Administration Building, Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Sabah. Previously, its head office was located in the Beautiful Jade Centre in Miri.
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.