MAB keeps 9,000 permanent staff

PETALING JAYA: The new Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) has hired only 9,000 of its employees on permanent contracts. Another 4,000 employees of MAB are on short-term contracts.

This is a far cry from the old Malaysia Airlines (MAS) that had 20,000 employees mostly on permanent contracts. The new airline MAB took over the operations of the old airline on Sept 1.