“The perception from the public is that this was a laid-back organization,” Izham, who is managing director of the carrier’s parent Malaysia Aviation Group, said in an interview. “But the new Malaysia Airlines is different, we are creating an organization that is hungry.”
Mention Malaysia Airlines and most peoples’ thoughts will turn to the enduring mystery of the disappearance of Flight MH370 a decade ago and the tragic shooting down of MH17 just months later.
Now, after posting its first net profit in more than 10 years, Chief Executive Officer Izham Ismail wants to write a new chapter — shedding the carrier’s troubled past and transforming it into a well-run, consistently profitable airline.
