Malaysia’s Sarawak Begins Land Acquisition Exercise For New Lawas Airport
Malaysia’s Sarawak state government has begun the land acquisition exercise for the construction of a new Lawas airport due to the current airport’s frequent flooding. The current airstrip is flood prone, flooding three times in the last year alone says…
Malaysia’s Lawas Riverbank Breaks, Flooding Airport
Lawas Airport in East Malaysia’s Sarawak province is temporarily closed due to a flooded runway when the Lawas riverbank broke. The water level was three metres deep at the airport, says Azman Ibrahim, Lawas fire and rescue department chief. Continuous…
Royal Brunei Appoints New CEO
Royal Brunei Airlines has undergone a management change with its deputy chief operating officer replacing Karam Chand as CEO, a move that comes as the national carrier grapples low passenger volumes caused international travel restrictions caused by COVID-19. The airline…
New East Malaysian carrier Equus Air Aims to Launch This Year
A new charter airline called Equus Air plans to target tourists in Malaysia’s Sabah state when it launches later this year. Equus Air’s chief operating officer, Capt. Adam Abdullah, says the airline’s initial operations will be passenger charters between state…
MASwings Renews Rural Air Services Contracts
Malaysia Airlines’ turboprop operator in East Malaysia, MASwings, has signed an agreement with the Malaysian government to continue providing rural air services (RAS). The new agreement covers air services in Sabah, Sarawak and the federal territory of Labuan under a…
