Aviation Industry In Malaysia

Malaysian commercial aviation industry sales are forecast to grow at 10 3 per year over the five years boosted by growing middle class scrapping of the visa for china citizens and.
Aviation industry in malaysia. The malaysian aviation commission mavcom was established on 1 march 2016 under the malaysian aviation commission act 2015 act 711 to function as an independent economic regulator to the civil aviation industry in malaysia. Despite the expansion of the malaysia airline industry in recent years only certain segments of the industry are experiencing profitability. Mavcom is responsible for the regulation of economic and commercial matters within the civil aviation industry. He said taxes levies and airport and aeronautical charges for the industry should be fully or partially waived.
In 2017 passenger traffic grew 8 1 year on year yoy 2016. The aviation industry has been hit hard by the movement control order mco and border restrictions due to the covid 19 pandemic. Malaysia international aviation expo 2019 miae is the one stop market for malaysia s aviation aerospace community showcasing the latest technology in the aviation aerospace industry. He said australia new zealand and singapore have announced a substantial package of measures to support their aviation industry but others in the region including india indonesia japan malaysia the philippines south korea sri lanka and thailand have yet to take decisive and.
Malaysia international aviation expo 2019 offers a holistic business experience by combining exhibition conferences and seminars and a host of. Malaysia airasia initially planned to add six aircraft in 2019 but is now only planning to add three aircraft. He said the government must step in to help the industry survive. Malaysia airline industry trends and analysis.
Malaysia airasia x is expected to maintain a similar rate of expansion as in 2018 when its seat capacity increased by 7. Earlier in dewan rakyat wee bn ayer hitam pointed out that the three local carriers malaysia airlines airasia and malindo air have cancelled a total of 169 728 flights affecting 4 316 million passengers. Indonesia s aviation industry has recorded robust growth marked by increased passenger numbers expanding fleets and increased flights. Malaysian aviation commission may 2018 key highlights strong industry performance to continue in 2018 as passenger traffic expected to breach 100 0 million 2017 was a year of strong industry performance in comparison to 2016 and the challenging 2014 2015 period.
The airline grew seat capacity by 16 in 2018 but growth will likely be in the high single digits in 2019.