KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Captain Izham Ismail, who served a short stint as the chief executive officer (CEO) of MASwings Sdn Bhd, has been appointed the new chief operations officer (COO) of Malaysia Airlines Bhd, effective today. In a statement today, Malaysia Airlines said Izham's position as CEO of MASwings will now be filled by Aminuddin Zakaria. Malaysia Airlines group CEO Peter Bellew said Izham is no stranger to the national carrier, having served as its director of operations from 2012 to 2015. He has served various management roles namely head of operations programme management office, executive vice president of flight operations and general manager for technical and development among others. On Aminuddin's appointment as MASwings CEO, Bellew said he is confident Aminuddin will develop a comprehensive and sustainable plan to improve MASwings' operations, financial performance and customer service experience.

Source: The Edge Markets November 01, 2016 09:17 UTC