MAB Kargo

MAB Kargo (widely known by its earlier name MASkargo) is the dedicated air-freight business of Malaysia Airlines, the national carrier of Malaysia. It handles cargo carried in the belly holds of Malaysia Airlines passenger aircraft as well as on a fleet of dedicated freighter aircraft, and it operates a cargo terminal and logistics hub at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, Selangor. The business sits within the Malaysia Aviation Group, the holding structure that owns Malaysia Airlines and its sister units, which in turn is owned by the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad. The brand's roots go back to the early 1970s, when Malaysia Airlines' air-cargo division was formally established as a distinct commercial unit; it was later incorporated as a separate subsidiary, MASkargo, and rebranded as MAB Kargo after the 2015 restructuring of Malaysia Airlines into Malaysia Airlines Berhad. Over the decades it built a network linking Malaysia with major cargo markets in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Australia, and it became known for handling general freight, perishables, electronics, pharmaceuticals and express/e-commerce consignments. MAB Kargo's product line is organised around standard and specialised air-freight solutions: general cargo, express and priority services, temperature-controlled and perishable handling, dangerous goods, live animals, valuable goods and charter operations. Its freighter fleet has historically centred on wide-body aircraft such as the Airbus A330-200F and Boeing 747-400F, complemented by the extensive belly capacity of Malaysia Airlines' passenger long-haul fleet, giving the brand reach well beyond what its own freighters could serve alone. Commercially, MAB Kargo positions itself as Malaysia's flag air-cargo carrier and a regional hub operator at KLIA, competing with other Southeast Asian cargo carriers and integrators. Its fortunes are closely tied to Malaysia's export economy — particularly electronics, palm oil and perishables — and to the wider air-cargo cycle. Like the parent airline, the cargo unit went through the turbulence of the 2014–2015 Malaysia Airlines crises and the subsequent restructuring under Malaysia Airlines Berhad, and it has since pursued digitalisation of bookings and tracking and closer integration with the group's passenger network. The brand remains an active, wholly owned part of the Malaysia Aviation Group.

Malaysia Airlines' air-cargo activity dates to the early 1970s, when the carrier's cargo division was set up as a distinct commercial function to market freight capacity on its growing passenger network. As Malaysia industrialised and exports of electronics, palm oil and manufactured goods expanded, the cargo business grew into a substantial operation, and it was eventually incorporated as a separate subsidiary under the name MASkargo, operating its own freighter aircraft alongside the belly capacity of the parent airline. MASkargo established its base at Kuala Lumpur International Airport after KLIA opened in the late 1990s, building a dedicated cargo terminal and hub that allowed it to consolidate freight from across Malaysia and transship it to regional and intercontinental destinations. The unit operated a mixed freighter fleet over the years, including Boeing 747-400Fs and later Airbus A330-200Fs, and developed specialised handling for perishables, pharmaceuticals, dangerous goods and live animals. The 2014 twin disasters involving Malaysia Airlines flights MH370 and MH17, followed by the 2015 restructuring of the airline under the Malaysian government's recovery plan, reshaped the whole group. Malaysia Airlines' operations were transferred to a new company, Malaysia Airlines Berhad, under the Malaysia Aviation Group, and the cargo subsidiary was rebranded as MAB Kargo to align with the new corporate identity. The restructuring brought cost discipline, network changes and a renewed focus on the cargo unit as a contributor to group revenue. In the years since, MAB Kargo has concentrated on digitalising its commercial processes — online booking, tracking and e-commerce-friendly products — and on leveraging KLIA as a Southeast Asian transshipment point. The brand's performance remains tied to global air-freight cycles and to Malaysia's export base, and it continues to operate as the cargo arm of the national carrier within the Malaysia Aviation Group.

• 2015

  Rebranded as MAB Kargo following the restructuring of Malaysia Airlines into Malaysia Airlines Berhad.

• 1998

  Cargo operations consolidated at the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport cargo hub.

• 1972

  Malaysia Airlines' air-cargo division established as a distinct commercial unit.

Malaysia's flag air-cargo carrier and a regional freight hub operator at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

• General cargo

• Express and priority freight

• Temperature-controlled and perishable cargo

• Dangerous goods

• Live animals

• Valuables

• Cargo charters

• Unconfirmed

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  Reported: 2019-09-23

  MAB Kargo launched a halal logistics service after receiving MS2400-Halal Certification from JAKIM.

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