Malaysia Airlines CEO Peter Bellew said he welcomes the appointment of Habibul Rahman Kadir Shah, who is seen as a close associate of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Bellow described Habibul Rahman as “energetic,” with strong views on how the airline should improve.

“I think he (Habibul Rahman) has a different perspective. He is a chartered accountant. He has experience with multinational companies. He is a businessman who is widely travelled, he travels all the time.

“He certainly has very strong views about the improvements that we need to make on the quality of the product and the quality of the services.

“He has been most energetic since he had come aboard, so we welcome his appointment,” Bellow told reporters at the MAS Academy in Kelana Jaya today...