Owner of Malaysia Airlines names top execs of 'Project Hope'

In an internal memo dated May 9 to MAG staff sighted by StarBiz, MAG chief executive officer (CEO) Peter Bellew said the group had appointed MAS head of charter operations Yazid Mohamed as the new airline

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Aviation Group Bhd (MAG), the owner of Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS), has promoted key personnel to assume top management roles at a new carrier that it is setting up.

The new enterprise, which MAG has identified as Project Hope, is expected to start flying Muslim pilgrims to Mecca by the end of next year.