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Malaysia Airlines

Annual revenues:	$4,581m
Annual operating profit:	$163m
Annual net profit:	$181m
Operating profit margin:	4%

(Figures are from the period of JAN07-DEC07 in U.S. dollars.)

Fleet:
Type	Number in Fleet
A330-200	3
A330-300	11
A380-800	1
B737-400	37
B747-200	4
B747-400	15
B777-200	17

For more detailed fleet information, visit www.ch-aviation.ch

Strengths and opportunities:
- New management team making huge restructuring progress
- Usually ranks among the best airlines in the world for service
- Well positioned to benefit from China's economic growth
- Kuala Lumpur well positioned as gateway to and from Australia
- No longer burdened with money-losing domestic routes
- Managed to reform its route network and focus on Kuala Lumpur

Weaknesses and threats:
- Directly up against two of the world's most successful airlines: Singapore Airlines and AirAsia
- Government providing less protection
- Lucrative Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route will open up to low-cost competition eventually
- Overstaffed and government controlled
- Relatively expensive home airport
- Does not belong to any of the three major alliances

Financial data is sourced from company reports. The strengths and weaknesses are based on an analysis by Airline Weekly's editors. Information provided on airlineweekly.com is for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice.

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