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MAS Shares Fall After Rights Issue Announced

April 12, 2013

Shares in Malaysia Airlines fell 5.5 percent on Friday after the company confirmed a MYR3.1 billion ringgit (USD$1.02 billion) rights issue.
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Malaysian Gets Nod For Financial 'Reboot'

March 6, 2013

Malaysia Airlines has received shareholder approval for a rights issue to raise MYR1.3 billion ringgit (USD$418.6 million) as part of its recovery plan, according to a report in the country's Business Times.
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Malaysia Air Signs MoU For 36 ATR Turboprops

December 18, 2012

Malaysia Airlines, the country's national carrier, said on Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding with French-Italian aircraft maker ATR to buy 36 ATR 72-600s for MYR3 billion ringgit (USD$981 million).
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Malaysia Air Shares Sink To Record Low

November 28, 2012

Shares in Malaysia Airlines tumbled more than 20 percent to an all-time low on Wednesday as the national carrier's MYR3.1 billion ringgit (USD$1 billion) rights issue plan triggered fears of share dilution and uncertainty over the move.
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MAS Lines Up Funding To Buy Aircraft

November 20, 2012

Loss-making Malaysia Airlines has secured a state-backed Islamic bond facility to raise up to MYR5.3 billion ringgit (USD$1.73 billion) for the purchase of eight new wide-body aircraft from Airbus.
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Malaysian May Turn Firefly Into A Full LCC

October 2, 2012

Malaysia Airlines may in the longer term turn its subsidiary Firefly into a fully-fledged low-cost carrier, according to a report in the country's Business Times.
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MAS Looking At Bombardier For Firefly

September 11, 2012

Malaysia Airlines is considering Bombardier as a potential aircraft supplier for its Firefly subsidiary when it returns to operations next year, according to the country's Business Times.
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Malaysian Reports Lower Q2 Net Loss

August 14, 2012

Malaysia Airlines on Tuesday posted a smaller net loss of MYR349.248 million ringgit for the second quarter.
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Malaysia Air May Revisit Qantas JV Plan

July 26, 2012

Malaysia Airlines may revisit a joint venture plan with Australia's Qantas as part of its strategy to boost revenue by over 40 percent, according to a report in The Edge Business Daily.
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AirAsia Seeking To End Malaysia Air JV

July 24, 2012

Low cost carrier AirAsia wants to end its joint venture deal with national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS), according to a report in the Malaysian Business Times.
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MAS Delays Turnaround By A Year - Report

June 22, 2012

Malaysia Airlines has tweaked its business turnaround plan and delayed its target to return to profitability by another year to 2014, according to a report in The Edge Financial Daily.
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Australia Fines Malaysian Over Cargo Cartel

June 14, 2012

Australia's Federal Court fined Malaysia Airlines Cargo AUD$6 million (USD$5.97 million) for price fixing, stemming from a cartel action brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the watchdog said on Thursday.
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