MAS CEO Mueller defends cuts, mulls order for new fleet of jets

Mueller: ‘If I had one wish it would be for the implementation of the plan as outlined.’

LONDON: Malaysia Airlines Bhd Chief Executive Officer Christoph Mueller, midway through a six-month notice period following his surprise resignation in April, said the company should resist unwinding a turnaround strategy that's cut 6,000 jobs and reduced capacity by almost a third.

The Asian carrier is ahead of schedule with its restructuring, having reached break even recently, putting it on course for a full-year profit in 2018 as targeted, if not earlier, Mueller, who leaves in September, said in an interview.