FlyAsianXpress (FAX) is an airline based in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. It operates services on some of the smaller routes dropped by national carrier Malaysia Airlines. Its main base is Miri Airport^[1]. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) (IATA: BKI, ICAO: WBKK) is located about 8 km from the city of Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. ... Miri Airport (IATA: MYY, ICAO: WBGR) (Malay: Lapangan Terbang Miri) serves the city of Miri, Sarawak in East Malaysia. ... Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Sarawak Establishment Local Authority (Granted city status in 2005) Government  - Mayor Dato Wee Han Wen Area  - City 4,707. ... State motto: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti State anthem: Ibu Pertiwiku Capital Kuching Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang di-Pertua Negeri Abang Muhammad Salahuddin  - Ketua Menteri Abdul Taib Mahmud History    - Brunei Sultanate 19th century   - Brooke dynasty 1841   - Japanese occupation 1941-1945   - British control 1946   - Accession into Malaysia 1963  Area  - Total 124,450... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Sarawak Establishment Local Authority (Granted city status in 2005) Government  - Mayor Dato Wee Han Wen Area  - City 4,707. ... State motto: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti State anthem: Ibu Pertiwiku Capital Kuching Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang di-Pertua Negeri Abang Muhammad Salahuddin  - Ketua Menteri Abdul Taib Mahmud History    - Brunei Sultanate 19th century   - Brooke dynasty 1841   - Japanese occupation 1941-1945   - British control 1946   - Accession into Malaysia 1963  Area  - Total 124,450... Malaysia Airlines (Abbreviated: MAS,马航 ; Malay: Penerbangan Malaysia; Chinese: 马来西亚航空公司; Hanyu Pinyin: MálaixÄ«ya Hángkōng GōngsÄ«)is the national airline of Malaysia, operating scheduled services to over 100 destinations worldwide. ... Miri Airport (IATA: MYY, ICAO: WBGR) (Malay: Lapangan Terbang Miri) serves the city of Miri, Sarawak in East Malaysia. ...

History

The airline is privately owned by Meranun Kamarudin, Raja Razali, Raja Raja Azmi and Tony Fernandes^[1]. The airline is subcontracted by AirAsia to operate several domestic services following the withdrawal of Malaysia Airlines from Rural Air Service routes within East Malaysia. Its maiden flight was on August 1 2006, despite being delayed for 50 minutes by bad weather^[2]. FAX is not a low cost carrier^[3] but it incorporates some of AirAsia’s practices in order to reduce cost namely, internet and phone booking, as well as ticketless check-in system. Malaysia Airlines (Abbreviated: MAS,马航 ; Malay: Penerbangan Malaysia; Chinese: 马来西亚航空公司; Hanyu Pinyin: MálaixÄ«ya Hángkōng GōngsÄ«)is the national airline of Malaysia, operating scheduled services to over 100 destinations worldwide. ... East Malaysia comprises Sabah and Sarawak East Malaysia consists of the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, located on the island of Borneo to the east, across the South China Sea from Peninsular Malaysia which is located on the Malay Peninsula. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early criticisms

Within days of operation it was subject to a flood of criticisms from commuters, civil servants, and people working in the tourism industry, with critics arguing that the new turboprop service provided by FAX should not be more expensive than the Rural Air Service previously operated by Malaysia Airlines, given that FAX is subsidised by the Malaysian government Besides, poor services such as sudden flight cancellation without an early notice also frustrated passengers ^[4]. Later in the month the CEO of Sarawak Tourism Board stated that disruptions to cargo supply flights to the interior caused tourists to ^[5] take their own food rations, rather than rely upon the air cargo supplies of food and fuel ^[6]. Rcently FAX has released a new flight timetable as severe disruptions to its schedules since early this month were triggered by the sudden need for heavy and periodical maintenance requirements on its Fokker 50 fleet. A schematic diagram showing the operation of a turboprop engine. ... State motto: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti State anthem: Ibu Pertiwiku Capital Kuching Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang di-Pertua Negeri Abang Muhammad Salahuddin  - Ketua Menteri Abdul Taib Mahmud History    - Brunei Sultanate 19th century   - Brooke dynasty 1841   - Japanese occupation 1941-1945   - British control 1946   - Accession into Malaysia 1963  Area  - Total 124,450...

Handover back to Malaysia Airlines

On April 11, 2007, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia, the parent company of FAX, Tony Fernandes disclosed the offer to the public on the hand over of FAX's rural routes to Firefly, the subsidiary airline of Malaysia Airlines. He described it as "the logical thing to do" as Firefly can be the only national company operating turbo-prop aircraft.^[7] On April 26, 2007, the government has announced for Malaysia Airlines to take over the operation of rural air services from FAX and gave assurance that any loss will be bore by government. ^[8] Malaysia Airlines announced to take over FlyAsianXpress destinations beginning 1 August 2007 through a new subsidiary, MASWings. is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... AirAsia is a low-cost airline based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Firefly is a new no frills[1] airline. ... Malaysia Airlines (Abbreviated: MAS,马航 ; Malay: Penerbangan Malaysia; Chinese: 马来西亚航空公司; Hanyu Pinyin: MálaixÄ«ya Hángkōng GōngsÄ«)is the national airline of Malaysia, operating scheduled services to over 100 destinations worldwide. ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Malaysia Airlines (Abbreviated: MAS,马航 ; Malay: Penerbangan Malaysia; Chinese: 马来西亚航空公司; Hanyu Pinyin: MálaixÄ«ya Hángkōng GōngsÄ«)is the national airline of Malaysia, operating scheduled services to over 100 destinations worldwide. ...

Destinations

Main article: FlyAsianXpress destinations

This is a list of destinations FlyAsianXpress flies to. ...

Fleet

The airline operates 12 aircraft based in Miri (Sarawak) and Kota Kinabalu (Sabah). All aircraft were previously utilised by Malaysia Airlines.At July 2007 the FAX fleet includes^[1] : Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Sarawak Establishment Local Authority (Granted city status in 2005) Government  - Mayor Dato Wee Han Wen Area  - City 4,707. ... State motto: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti State anthem: Ibu Pertiwiku Capital Kuching Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang di-Pertua Negeri Abang Muhammad Salahuddin  - Ketua Menteri Abdul Taib Mahmud History    - Brunei Sultanate 19th century   - Brooke dynasty 1841   - Japanese occupation 1941-1945   - British control 1946   - Accession into Malaysia 1963  Area  - Total 124,450... Nickname: Location in Malaysia and Sabah Country Malaysia State Sabah Settled by BNBC 1882 Declared capital of North Borneo 1946 Granted city status February 2, 2000 Government  - Mayor Datuk Illiyas Ibrahim Area  - City 351 km²  (136 sq mi) Population (2007)  - City 532 129 [1]  - Density 1,516/km² (3,913... State motto: Sabah Maju Jaya State anthem: Sabah Tanah Airku Capital Kota Kinabalu Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang di-Pertua Negeri Ahmadshah Abdullah  - Ketua Menteri Musa Aman History    - Brunei Sultanate 16th century   - Sulu Sultanate 1658   - British North Borneo 1882   - Japanese occupation 1941-1945   - British control 1946   - Accession into Malaysia 1963...

FAX is planning to to replace the Fokker 50s with ATR 42 or ATR 72 aircraft and Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 or Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 which can carry 49 and 70 passengers. However this was cancelled as the RAS is handed back to Malaysia Airlines. The 7 Fokker 50 and 5 Twin Otters will be handed to MASWings by July 2007 while FAX purchase 15 A330-300 aircraft for its long-haul lowcost servics. Fokker F50 VLM Airlines Fokker F50 The Fokker F50 was a small turboprop-powered airliner designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker Friendship. ... The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a 20-passenger STOL feederliner and utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. ... The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity, wide-body, medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner manufactured by EADS (Airbus S.A.S.). It was developed at the same time as the four-engined A340. ... Categories: Stub | International airliners 1980-1989 ... The ATR 72 is a twin-turboprop short-haul regional airliner built in France by the ATR company (Avions de Transport gional). ... Dash 8 is also a series of diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives The de Havilland Canada DHC-8, popularly known as the Dash 8, is a series of twin-turboprop airliners designed by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984. ... Dash 8 is also a series of diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives The de Havilland Canada DHC-8, popularly known as the Dash 8, is a series of twin-turboprop airliners designed by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984. ... Air Canada Airbus A330 The Airbus A330 is a large_capacity medium_to_long_range commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Airbus. ...

AirAsia X

Main article: AirAsia X

On January 5 2007, FAX announced plans to operate a long-haul budget service to destinations that can be reached by four to eight hours of flight. The date of operation is expected to be September 2007 with the launch destinations to Australia and China. The service will be branded AirAsia X as a franchise of AirAsia. ^[9] AirAsia X is a new longhaul budget airline that will begin operations in July 2007. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... AirAsia X is a new longhaul budget airline that will begin operations in July 2007. ... AirAsia is a low-cost airline based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ...

External links

• FlyAsianXpress

References

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