Malaysia Airlines Kargo
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| MASkargo | ||
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| IATA MH |
ICAO MAS |
Callsign MALAYSIAN CARGO |
| Founded | 1972 | |
| Hubs | KL International Airport Penang International Airport |
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| 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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
| Model Series |
# in Service |
Aircraft Registration |
Delivery Date | Cargo | Cargo Capacity (kg) |
Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | LD | LD3 | BULK (kg) | ||||||
| 747-4H6F | 2 | 9M-MPR | 30 MAR 2006 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2,400 | 120,000 | |
| 9M-MPS | 30 MAY 2006 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2,400 | 120,000 | |||
| 747-236B | 3 | TF-ARJ | 17 MAR 1987 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2,200 | 100,000 | |
| TF-ATX | 25 FEB 1987 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2,200 | 100,000 | |||
| TF-ATZ | 24 FEB 1988 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2,200 | 100,000 | |||
| 747-2F6B | 1 | TF-ARN | 17 MAR 1987 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2,200 | 100,000 | |
| Color Legend: |
| Leased aircraft from ILFC | Wet leased aircraft from Air Atlanta Icelandic |
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Animal Hotel
MasKargo provides a pet sitting service called "Animal Hotel".
[edit] See also
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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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