Malaysia Airlines is getting another chief executive.

Malaysia Airlines CEO Peter Bellew re-joining @ryanair as COO. Had indicated last month he wouldn't, despite being seen at Ryanair HQ

Bellew in @Ryanair comeback: Peter Bellew leaves CEO job at Malaysia Airlines to re-join LCC as Chief Ops Officer (previously left in 2014)

https://twitter.com/JMulliganIndo/statu ... 3651514368
https://twitter.com/MaxK_J/status/920217382110539781

Sad to see him leave Malaysia Airlines. He'll start at Ryanair on December the 1st
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/tra ... -1.3259066

For how long did he work for MH? IIRC he started there just a year ago..

He started at the end of June/beginning of July 2016. It is very difficult to lead and turn around a government owned entity such as MAS. Your vision has to align with the government’s, or the government has to take a hands off approach ( which Malaysia has typically not done with MAS).

Peter Bellew will help FR fixing the pilot issues:

Malaysia Airlines CEO Peter Bellew is leaving after just over a year in charge to return to Ryanair as chief operations officer to tackle the pilot shortages that has resulted in it cancelling more than 20,000 flights over the winter season.

The move means that Malaysia will have to appoint a third chief executive in three years as it continues to recover from two tragedies in 2014, when flight MH370 disappeared in what remains a mystery and flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine.

https://www.reuters.com/article/ryanair ... SL8N1MS2OH

I am surprised that he stayed for that long. As you can see the current and former CEO of MAS are more than happy to leave the airline for a lessor role. Makes me think that it s better to be working at any level for a professional carrier as oppose to being a CEO of MAS.

The MAS CEO advert should read: "Require someone to feed the inferior and superior complex of Bumi Putras. Ensure that the airline has the same level of service as Singapore Airlines including the same fleet type and quantity and destinations. Ensure that the pricing is such that allows Bumi Putras to have discounted flight tickets. Have creative accounting tricks to ensure that the airline looks profitable."

This is unfortunate. The results of his leadership are obvious, he had a great, no-nonsense approach obviously inherited from his LCC days. Would’ve been good for the airline if he’d stayed a while longer.

Kinda typical under the government of Najib Razak, one of the worlds biggest kleptocrat! I guess there was a lot of fallout over Najibs fawning over Donald Trump and his proclaiming MAS would be ordering 787s over A330neos.

Good , perhaps they’ll keep the A380s on the LHR schedule now.

Geoff

there has to be more to this story. strange coincidence with Bellew leaving just as MH announces the resumption of the MH370 search and the 787 order(?)

and no, i don't believe that MH's turnaround is anywhere near its finalized stage for another leadership transition....

So MAS has lost 3 CEOs in 3 years... wow wow wow

Geoff1947 wrote:

Good , perhaps they’ll keep the A380s on the LHR schedule now.

Geoff

Now why would they do that when they have A350's coming very shortly

They need to find a competent Malay. Outsiders will always be handicapped in dealing with and understanding government and social issues.

So as the title, Peter Bellew is leaving MH for Ryanair as COO.
Source:
http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/peter-bellew-to-rejoin-ryanair-as-coo-36235519.html

I'm just wondering if the recent orders for 787 made him go, as it was stated he had no say in that deal. Probably getting out before his reputation gets bad.
Thought?

qf789 wrote:

Geoff1947 wrote:

Good , perhaps they’ll keep the A380s on the LHR schedule now.

Geoff

Now why would they do that when they have A350's coming very shortly

Because it was a decision made by Bellew when he tried to make an impact. The A380s are great for that route and the A350s could be used elsewhere.

Geoff

Geoff1947 wrote:

qf789 wrote:

Geoff1947 wrote:

Good , perhaps they’ll keep the A380s on the LHR schedule now.

Geoff

Now why would they do that when they have A350's coming very shortly

Because it was a decision made by Bellew when he tried to make an impact. The A380s are great for that route and the A350s could be used elsewhere.

Geoff

Great for who, the airline, or passengers ?

The airline has been saying the 380's aren't what the airline needs long before Bellew came in.

jupiter2 wrote:

Geoff1947 wrote:

qf789 wrote:

Now why would they do that when they have A350's coming very shortly

Because it was a decision made by Bellew when he tried to make an impact. The A380s are great for that route and the A350s could be used elsewhere.

Geoff

Great for who, the airline, or passengers ?

The airline has been saying the 380's aren't what the airline needs long before Bellew came in.

Bellows isn't even the one who pulled the trigger on the A350s. MH signed the agreement for the first 4 in September 2015 under Christoph Mueller's tenure (with 2 more signed the following May, still under Mueller). If the Malaysian government really wanted the A380s to stay and not replaced by A350s they would have picked a lackey that would have cancelled the deal when Mueller left, or stopped the deal in the first place.

The issues between the Government and Bellow likely came down to staffing, service, and politics (i.e., routes and/or equipment orders) rather than specifically wanting to get rid of A380s.

Personal letter published from Bellew as to why he's leaving MAS.

Bellew explains why he is leaving Malaysia Airlines to return to Ryanair
http://www.thestar.com.my/business/busi ... o-ryanair/

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Addressing the pilot issue (see: http://theconversation.com/ryanairs-red ... cold-84381) will not be an easy task for Mr. Bellew but I wonder if he is leaving the CEO position at Malaysian so soon after being appointed to it because he will be taking over from Michael O'Leary at some point in the not-too-distant future?

LAXintl wrote:

Personal letter published from Bellew as to why he's leaving MAS.

Bellew explains why he is leaving Malaysia Airlines to return to Ryanair
http://www.thestar.com.my/business/busi ... o-ryanair/

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As usual with these letters, they probably don't tell the entire story:

“It is Ireland’s greatest company. They need my help and there is a big challenge. It is a form of national service,” he said in a personal statement why he was rejoining the Irish low-cost carrier.

MAS too needs help and is a big challenge. Why leave if you like to help?

I suppose Peter Bellew vision doesn't really align with the Malaysian government and found out the task is impossible.

Like any government playtoy, MAS is hopeless. T

Aviatonics wrote:

Addressing the pilot issue (see: http://theconversation.com/ryanairs-red ... cold-84381) will not be an easy task for Mr. Bellew but I wonder if he is leaving the CEO position at Malaysian so soon after being appointed to it because he will be taking over from Michael O'Leary at some point in the not-too-distant future?

If he can solve the pilot issue economically, he could be the next CEO.

Lightsaber

KarelXWB wrote:

MAS too needs help and is a big challenge. Why leave if you like to help?

I suppose Peter Bellew vision doesn't really align with the Malaysian government and found out the task is impossible.

Bellew has maintained that he will go home to Ireland after his contract expires - he wasn't going to seek another term. The Ryanair opportunity came unexpectedly and he seized it. This will be good for his career and is also his ticket home, albeit a little earlier than expected.

When you are the CEO of a government linked company in Malaysia, you are subject to a lot of pressures from the government. You are not completely free to do as you see fit. That was why Bellew cryptically mentioned words like "national service" in his parting letter. In Malaysia, "national service" usually mean doing things which are not necessary good for the company but good for the ruling political party to retain power.

When you are the CEO of a government linked company in Malaysia, you are subject to a lot of pressures from the government. You are not completely free to do as you see fit. That was why Bellew cryptically mentioned words like "national service" in his parting letter. In Malaysia, "national service" usually mean doing things which are not necessary good for the company but good for the ruling political party to retain power.[/quote]

Like Najib announcing MAS would order the 787, not for the good of the airline, but to curry political favor with D.Trump in the hope it would get the US DOJ off his back regarding the 1MDB scandal,.

scotron11 wrote:

....cryptically mentioned words like "national service" in his parting letter. In Malaysia, "national service" usually mean doing things which are not necessary good for the company...

I think you've misunderstood - he said that working for Ryanair is "national service". Not MAS. Bellew has a reputation in the business community for being honest, and I think you can largely take what he says at face value.