MASkargo Flies Oil & Gas Equipment From Oslo to Kota Kinabalu
Issued on 07 May 2008

SELANGOR, 7 May - Malaysia Airlines Cargo Sdn Bhd has successfully transported over sized oil and gas drilling equipments from Oslo to Kota Kinabalu last weekend.

The flight was chartered by Dynami Aviation Pte. Ltd, a Singapore based company who needed the equipment urgently.

The flight MH6151 departed from Oslo at 1900 local time on 3rd of May 2008 and landed at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport at 2325 local time on 4th of May 2008.

The B747-400F aircraft carried 185 pieces of steel pipes with a total weight of 101.2 tons in various lengths and the longest was almost 38 feet.

Manager for Freighter Operations & Charters, Che Adenan Che Wan said, “It was a historic moment for MASkargo when we successfully delivered the over-sized oil and gas equipment from Oslo in Norway to Kota Kinabalu.

"It was really a challenge for MASkargo to load and unload the over sized pipes as most of the items we transport are of normal size.

"This goes to show that size and weight is no obstacle for MASkargo. We are well-equipped to handle the most precious of cargo as well as consignment of all shapes and sizes," said Adenan.


About MASkargo

Malaysia Airlines Cargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo), the air cargo division of Malaysia Airlines, operates four B747-200 and two B747-400 freighters covering the world's major cargo hubs. It also offers belly space capacity on Malaysia Airlines passenger fleet serving almost 100 destinations worldwide.

At KLIA, its home base is the Advanced Cargo Centre, a 108-acre complex designed specially for MASkargo's sophisticated state-of-the-art cargo handling facilities and recognized as major regional cargo hub.

Malaysia Airlines Cargo was selected to host the Air Cargo Forum, the largest air cargo industry gathering in the world in 2008 after winning the bid against Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Osaka and Melbourne. The event will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 4 to 6 November 2008 and is expected to be attended by some 5,000 senior executives from various airlines, freight forwarders, shippers, airport management, ground handling agents, trucking companies, technology and equipment providers and the media.

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