MAS ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE BAGS BEST ASIA-PACIFIC AIRLINE MRO AWARD

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines Engineering &
Maintenance (E&M) Division has been awarded the 2009 Best Asia-Pacific Airline
MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) Operation Award by Aviation Week and
Overhaul & Maintenance, two of the industry's leading magazines.

The MRO Asia Awards programme is intended to honour companies operating in
the Asia-Pacific region for excellence in aviation and aerospace aftermarket
operations.

This is the second award won this year, attesting to MAS E&M's creditable
reputation in the marketplace. Earlier this year, MAS E&M was selected as the
2009 Asia-Pacific Airframe MRO of The Year by Frost & Sullivan, Singapore.

Malaysia Airlines senior general manager (E&M) Mohd Roslan Ismail said: "We
are delighted to receive this award which is testament to the team's focus on
quality, safety and timely deliverables."

"Our customers are important to us and we are turning ourselves into a one-
stop shop MRO that will meet their needs. With six Hangars offering 24
maintenance bays that can accommodate even A380 aircraft, we are able to offer
maintenance service support for all aircraft type and size," he said in a
statement Friday.

MAS E&M is transforming into a subsidiary, Malaysian Aerospace Engineering
Sdn Bhd, in 2010.

Mohd Roslan said the company's vision is to be the preferred global MRO.

"To achieve this, we are developing new capabilities and diversifying our
portfolio. We are also exploring strategic partnerships," he added.

To be at the forefront of new technologies, MAS E&M sealed two memoranda of
understanding, one with Pratt & Whitney, USA, and the other, with KRAUSS GmbH
Aviation Technologies, Germany, at the recent LIMA 2009.

It has also set up a JV MRO company with GMR Hyderabad International Airport
Ltd in Hyderabad, India. Other partnerships include a JV company for the
provision of MRO services for turboprop commercial aircraft with Alenia
Aeronautica of Italy -
-- BERNAMA