KINIBIZ ‘Now everyone can fly’ used by AirAsia applies to Malaysia Airlines (MAS) as well these days. Paradoxically the premium national carrier now comes with budget pricing. Don’t get Tiger wrong; the ongoing airline price war between AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines has done a world of good for consumers. What is worrying though, is that Malaysia Airlines is pricing itself out of profitability for the sake of keeping up with the competition.

Of the few things Tiger - even as apex predator of the jungle - is not able to do, one of them is take to the skies and fly. For that Tiger has to rely on one of two options; national carrier Malaysia Airlines or budget airline dressed in red AirAsia.

Some have said to Tiger: “You should try out Malindo Airways, they have a TV screen at every seat and you can really stretch out on the seats.” But unfortunately Tiger hasn’t found a good excuse for a ‘lawatan sambil belajar’ this past year, unlike this goodfella .

So, what’s ‘news’ this week you may ask? Well, the top most popular stories on KiniBiz this week have got to do with either one of three things; Daim Zainuddin, Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary or Malaysia Airlines.

No surprise, the first two are corporate movers and shakers - past and present - and as for Malaysia Airlines, let’s just say the national carrier is more famous for being unprofitable than moving and shaking up the corporate world.

How can things get any worse for Malaysia Airlines than posting a net loss of RM1.2 billion for the 2013 financial year, more than double the previous year’s losses?

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The article was written by Chan Quan Min.