Malaysia Airlines taking off on the right track, says aviation analyst

After 2 challenging years and a difficult restructuring that saw the govt delisting Malaysia Airlines from the stock exchange, the airline is ready to chart higher altitudes with better services that include fully lie-flat seats for its Business Class on its Airbus A330-300 fleet. A Maybank Investment Bank aviation analyst said the airline was taking the right step to improve its product offerings along with on-board offerings in an airline industry that was competitive. "Customers buy based on value and quality," he said, adding that the industry was always evolving and MAB would be at a disadvantage if it did not have what competitors were offering. MAB CCO Paul Simmons said the Business Class cabin refurbishment being carried out in stages on all 15 of the airlines' A330 aircraft was expected to be completed by September. <br/>