MASkargo
IATA MH	ICAO MAS	Callsign MALAYSIAN CARGO
Founded		1972
Hubs		KL International Airport Penang International Airport
Fleet size		6
Destinations		Over 100
Parent company		Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad
Headquarters		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Key people		JJ Ong (Senior General Manager)
Website: http://www.maskargo.com

Malaysia Airlines Kargo (Malaysia Airlines Cargo Sdn. Bhd.) is a cargo division of Malaysia Airlines and commercially known as MASkargo. It is a cargo carrier based in Advanced Cargo Center in Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Its tagline is Your Preferred Air Cargo Partner. Image File history File linksMetadata MalaysiaAirlinesLogo_MASKargoNew. ... 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. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) (IATA: KUL, ICAO: WMKK) is Malaysias main international airport and is situated in Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about 50 km from the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. ... Bayan Lepas International Airport or also Penang International Airport is situated in the Bayan Lepas area of Penang, Malaysia. ... Nickname: KL Motto: Maju dan makmur (Malay: Peace and progress) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Federal Territory Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - City 243. ... FedEx DC-10 Cargo airlines (or airfreight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. ... Malaysia Airlines (Abbreviated: MAS ; Malay: Penerbangan Malaysia) is the national airline of Malaysia, serving international and domestic destinations. ... Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) (IATA: KUL, ICAO: WMKK) is Malaysias main international airport and is situated in Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about 50 km from the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. ...

History

MASkargo was established in 1972 to handle the delivery of cargo around the world via Malaysia Airlines' global network of routes. Back then, MASkargo had handled 30,000 tones of cargo. With the sophisticted Advanced Cargo Center in Kuala Lumpur International Airport, MASkargo is abled to handle up to million tones of cargos. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Destinations

MASkargo currently provides freighter services from Kuala Lumpur to Penang, Hong Kong, Osaka, Shanghai, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Milan, Dubai, Bangkok, Melbourne, Sydney, Manchester and Basel using two owned and four leased Boeing 747-200SF freighter aircraft. Nickname: KL Motto: Maju dan makmur (Malay: Peace and progress) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Federal Territory Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - City 243. ... State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal) State anthem: Untuk Negeri Kita (For Our State) Capital George Town Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas  - Ketua Menteri Dr Koh Tsu Koon History    - Ceded by Kedah to British 11 August 1786   - Japanese occupation 1942... For other uses, see Osaka (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - 1. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Milan (Italian: ; Lombard: Milán (listen)) is one of the biggest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. ... Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Government  - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area  - Metro 4,114 km² (1,588. ... The Wat Phra Kaew temple complex Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (IPA: ,  ) or Krung Thep ( ) for short, is the capital of and largest city in Thailand, with an official year 2000 census population of 6,355,144, but actually numbering at least twice that. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Basel (British English traditionally: Basle and more recently Basel , German: Basel , French: Bâle , Italian: Basilea ) is Switzerlands third most populous city (166,563 inhabitants (2004); 690,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel Switzerlands second-largest urban area... The Boeing 747, commonly called a Jumbo Jet, is among the most recognizable jet airliners, and is among the largest passenger airliners. ...

Fleet

MASkargo operates from Advanced Cargo Center in KL International Airport using two owned Boeing 747-400F and four leased Boeing 747-200SF aircraft. It also offers belly space capacity on its holding company aircraft, Malaysia Airlines. Malaysia Airlines (Abbreviated: MAS ; Malay: Penerbangan Malaysia) is the national airline of Malaysia, serving international and domestic destinations. ...

Technology and Tracking Systems

In order to speed up shipments, various policies and state of the art system are used by MASkargo such as

• E-Freight Programme
• Air Cargo Exchange Information System
• E-Commerce

Sophisticated shipments tracking system is provided in MASkargo website in order for customers to know the status of their respective shipments.

i-Port

MASkargo recently embarked on an ambitious project called i-Port, with a concept of "an airport within a seaport". MASkargo jointly with Port Klang promoted Port Klang/KLIA as the load-centre for sea and air traffic for the region. This project has expanded rapidly from one seaport to four seaport partnerships including Northport, Westport, Port of Tanjung Pelepas and Kuantan Port. Northport is the name of some places in the United States of America: Northport, Alabama Northport, Maine Northport, Michigan Northport, Nebraska Northport, New York Northport, Tennessee Northport, Washington Northport, Wisconsin Also note, with an extra space: North Port, Florida This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists... Westport is the name of several communities around the world. ... The Port of Tanjung Pelepas is Malaysias newest port for container ships, located near the tip of continental Asia, in southwest Malaysia. ... Situated about 25 KM to the north of Kuantan city and facing South China Sea, Kuantan Port (Latitude 3°58N, Longitude 103° 26E) is a multipurpose all-weather port with excellent and well-developed infrastructure, complemented by an excellent road and rail networks that make it the leading...

Animal Hotel

MasKargo provides a pet sitting service called "Animal Hotel". Pet sitting is a job taking care of a pet or pets in their own home during the absence of their owner. ...

See also

• Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines (Abbreviated: MAS ; Malay: Penerbangan Malaysia) is the national airline of Malaysia, serving international and domestic destinations. ...

References

• Malaysia Airlines; (2002). Malaysia Airlines Cabin Crew Manual: Introduction to Malaysia Airlines. Kuala Lumpur: Flight Operations.
• Berita Pulse; (October 2006). Berita Pulse, October 2006. Kuala Lumpur: Communications Division, Malaysia Airlines.
• Berita Pulse; (August 2006). Berita Pulse, August 2006. Kuala Lumpur: Communications Division, Malaysia Airlines.
• Berita Pulse; (July 2006). Berita Pulse, July 2006. Kuala Lumpur: Communications Division, Malaysia Airlines.
• Berita Pulse; (June 2006). Berita Pulse, June 2006. Kuala Lumpur: Communications Division, Malaysia Airlines.
• "MASkargo: Corporate Info". Retrieved 31 October 2006.
• Going Places; (August 2006). Going Places, August 2006. Kuala Lumpur: Communications Division, Malaysia Airlines.
• "AeroMalaysia: Malaysia Airlines: Current Fleet". Retrieved 31 October 2006.
• "AeroMalaysia: Malaysia Airlines: Former Fleet". Retrieved 31 October 2006.

External links

• Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad - Parent Company
• Malaysia Airlines - Corporate Website
• MASkargo - MASkargo Corporate Website
• Port of Tanjung Pelepas PTP Corporate Website
• Northport - Northport Corporate Website
• Westport - Westport Corporate Website

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Airlines of Malaysia:

AirAsia • AirAsia X • Athena Air Services • Berjaya Air • Firefly • FlyAsianXpress • Hornbill Skyways • Layang Layang Aerospace • Malaysia Airlines • MASkargo • MAS-Be Airlines • Sabah Air • Transmile Air Services Image File history File links Flag_of_Malaysia. ... AirAsia is a low-cost airline based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ... AirAsia X is a new longhaul budget airline that will begin operations in July 2007. ... Athena Air Services is an airline based in Johor, Malaysia. ... Berjaya Air is an airline based in Selangor, Malaysia. ... Firefly is a Malaysian low-cost carrier which will begin operations on April 2, 2007. ... FlyAsianXpress (FAX) is a Malaysian airline. ... Hornbill Skyways is a regional airlines operating in towns in Sarawak. ... Layang Layang Aerospace is a regional airlines operated in Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia. ... Malaysia Airlines (Abbreviated: MAS ; Malay: Penerbangan Malaysia) is the national airline of Malaysia, serving international and domestic destinations. ... MAS-Be Airlines is a charter flight service between Chinese cities to Malaysia. ... Sabah Air, also known as Penerbangan Sabah Sendirian Berhad in Malay language; incorporated 1975 as a private limited company wholly owned by the state government of Sabah, under the purview of the state Ministry of Finance. ... Transmile Air Services is an airline based in Malaysia. ...

Defunct Airlines: Ked-Air • Pelangi Air • Saeaga Airlines • Borneo Airways • Malaysia-Singapore Airlines Ked-Air is an airline based in Alor Star, Malaysia. ... Pelangi Air (also known as Pelangi Airways) was a regional airline of Malaysia based at Kuala Lumpur Subang Airport. ... Saeaga Airlines was a regional airline operator, which operated in Sabah, Malaysia. ... The first Borneo Airways Limited was absorbed by Malaysian Airways Limited (now Malaysia Airlines) in 1963. ... Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (MSA) came into being in 1966 as a result of a joint ownership of the airline by the governments of Malaysia and Singapore. ...