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Business Turnaround Plan: The Experience of Malaysia Airlines

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  • Herwina Rosnan
  • Razmah Mahmod

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Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is the Malaysian national air carrier. It was incorporated during the early days of air travel in 1937. From a humble beginning, MAS has developed into a renowned international airline with award-winning products and services. It managed to achieve cost efficiency and operates slightly below industry average. MAS has gone through several changes in its management over the years and still survives. However, being a national air carrier and government owned, MAS has several constraints in its operation where it has to balance between political and social obligations, and at the same time consider its commercial interest. Thus, some of the decisions on air service destinations, pricing structure and other business factors cannot be made purely based on commercial ground. This had affected the profitability of the airline. Furthermore, the global airline industry was facing turmoil since 11 September 2001 as a result of significant decline in air travel demand as well as the increase in fuel cost. Without exception, MAS was also badly hit and had recorded a substantial RM 1.3 billion loss in 2005. The bad market environment at that time continues to hit MAS hard. Hence, it was inevitable for the airline to make drastic changes in order to respond to the volatile business environment. Therefore, a real and radical business turnaround plan was imperative for MAS. Introduced in 2006, the Business Turnaround Plan (BTP) managed to bring MAS out of its financial crisis within two years of its implementation. This case highlights the winning strategies and action plans implemented by MAS in the BTP that had successfully turnaround this national air carrier from a deep financial crisis. As a result, from a substantial loss of RM 1.3 billion in 2005, MAS achieved a record-breaking profit of RM 610 million in 2007.

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  • Herwina Rosnan & Razmah Mahmod, 2012. "Business Turnaround Plan: The Experience of Malaysia Airlines," South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, , vol. 1(2), pages 211-221, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sajbmc:v:1:y:2012:i:2:p:211-221
    DOI: 10.1177/2277977912459444
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