Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has expressed disappointment with regard to various news reports on the threatened industrial action from the MAS Graded Tripartite.

The tripartite, comprising Malaysia Airlines System Employees Union of Peninsular Malaysia (MASEU), Air Workers Union Sarawak (AWUS) and Air Transport Workers Union Sabah (ATWUS), have been engaged on several occasions relating to the Comprehensive Collaboration Framework (CCF).

"MAS would like to clarify that it is not in a trade dispute in relation to the CCF and deems the CCF as a management, board and shareholder matter which is done in the best interests of the company.

"Nonetheless, MAS has always placed the employees’ interests at the forefront of all business decisions," said the national carrier in a statement.

The national carrier said it had and would continue to constantly engage the unions.

MAS also said the management was currently working tirelessly towards firming up the details of the collaboration and would announce them officially, subject to regulatory approvals, at the appropriate time.

- Bernama