Malaysia Airlines Facts for Kids

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Malaysia Airlines
Founded	1 May 1946; 77 years ago (1946-05-01) (as Malayan Airways)
Commenced operations	1 September 2015; 8 years ago (2015-09-01) (as Malaysia Airlines Berhad)
Hubs	Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kota Kinabalu International Airport
Secondary hubs	Kuching International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Enrich
Airport lounge	Golden Lounge
Alliance	Oneworld
Subsidiaries	Firefly MASwings MASkargo
Fleet size	76
Destinations	55
Company slogan	Enchantment Whenever You Fly
Parent company	Khazanah Nasional
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Key people	Ahmad Jauhari Yahya (Group Chief Executive Officer)
Website	www.malaysiaairlines.com

Malaysia Airlines Berhad is the flag carrier airline of Malaysia. Its home base is Kuala Lumpur International Airport and its secondary hubs are Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. The airline is based in Greater Kuala Lumpur. It is a member of the Oneworld airline alliance. In March 2014, a Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport went missing with 239 people. It is believed the plane crashed. In July 2014, another Malaysia Airlines flight from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kuala Lumpur International Airport crashed. That crash killed 298 people. Malaysia Airlines has been going through many problems after those 2 accidents.

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A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 at Zurich. This plane disappeared on March 8, 2014.
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 in 2014.
Airline food on Malaysia Airlines.

An Airspeed Consul, the first aircraft type operated by Malayan Airways.
An MSA Boeing 707 at Zürich-Kloten Airport in 1972.
Malaysian Airline System Boeing 737-200 at Singapore Changi Airport in 1985.
Malaysia Airlines DC-10-30, a backbone for the medium-long haul expansion of the airline from 1976 till 2000.
Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400 approaching London Heathrow Airport in 2011.
Malaysia Airlines received its first Airbus A380-800 aircraft in the middle of 2012.
Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER, bearing the old livery, at Hong Kong International Airport.
Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 sporting the current livery.
Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330-300 in Oneworld livery.
Malaysia Airlines' Golden Lounge at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Malaysia Airlines flight attendant.
Select 3000i Portable Media Player.
Logo for the Enrich programme.
Airbus A330-300
Airbus A380-800
Boeing 737-800

Borneo Airways, a Borneo-based MAL subsidiary.
Sharikat Penerbangan Malaysia (Malaysian Airways) Fokker F27 Friendship, the tail of the aircraft is donned with the Malaysian and Singaporean flag, 1970
McDonnell Douglas DC-10, the first wide-bodied aircraft operated by the company
Malaysia Airlines in Los Angeles International Airport
Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400 Hibiscus Livery in Sydney, 2007
Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380-800, which entered the fleet in 2012
Malaysia Airlines Airbus A350-900 at London Heathrow Airport in 2019
Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 sporting the current livery
Malaysia Airlines in Cape Town, South Africa. It was the only Southeast Asian airline that served South Africa and South America until 2012
Malaysia Airlines' First Class Golden Lounge at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, after renovation. It was rebranded as the Business Suite Golden lounge on 12 December 2018.
Malaysia Airlines flight attendant
Malaysia Airlines' Business Suite on the Airbus A350