News about air

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Putrajaya is reopening the registration of G1 Grade Bumiputera contractors after freezing it for 14 years, and would review the maximum amount of contract value they can undertake from government projects.

GEORGE TOWN (Aug 12): Home-sharing operators in Penang are enjoying “booming business” during the Hari Raya Haji weekend.

    In a move that neighbours consider to be a taunt, a Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles homeowner has had her house painted a bright bubblegum pink with two emojis.

  KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): The suit filed by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) against a landowner to recover over RM6 million in relation to 94.

  KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): It is a big relief to many, particularly Penangnites, when the federal government confirmed the project to expand the capacity of the Penang International Airport (PIA) to 20 million passengers per annum (mppa) from 6.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): Najah Air Sdn Bhd, which is seeking funding to support its takeover bid for Malaysia Airlines Bhd, is looking to woo Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp as a seed investor in the start-up, said a source familiar with the matter.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) said Syarikat Pembinaan Anggerik Sdn Bhd has raised its claim over alleged losses pertaining to development and upgrading works at the Penang International Airport to RM66.

  PETALING JAYA: Large parts of the Klang Valley will go through scheduled water disruptions of two to four days starting from July 23, Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) announced today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 15): The Weststar Group has not made any bid for Malaysia Airlines Bhd by itself or with a partner, a company official said.

KUALA LUMPUR: Najah Air Sdn Bhd, a group of businessmen led by AirAsia Group Bhd co-founder and former chairman Datuk Pahamin Ab Rajab, is said to be seeking about RM1 billion from a Japanese lender to support its takeover bid for Malaysia Airlines Bhd.