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- A joint initiative of the Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool, the Straits Steamship of Singapore and Imperial Airways led to a proposal to the government of the Colonial Straits Settlement to run an air service between Penang and Singapore, resulting in the incorporation of Malayan Airways Limited (MAL), on the 12th of October, 1937.

- Ten years later, MAL operated its first flight as a national airline, turning from a domestic carrier into an international airlines in just a decade.

- In 1963, after the formation of Malaysia, MAL changed its name to Malaysian Airlines Limited and incorporated Borneo Airways soon after.

- In 1965, after Singapore's separation, MAL became a bi-national airline, changing its name to Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (MSA).

- In less than two decades from its creation, MAL grew to over 2,400 employees and a fleet using the Comet IV jets, as well as various other aircraft.

- New services were constantly added, but in 1973, MSA disappeared, each partner going a separate way. Malaysia introduced Malaysian Airline Limited, which was subsequently renamed Malaysian Airline System, or simply known as Malaysia Airlines.

- Since 1973, Malaysia Airlines had its highs and lows, but managed to receive over 100 awards in the last decade, especially the notorious "5-star Airline" rating by Skytrax in 2005 and 2006.

- Between the 1st and 2nd of April, 1997, a Boeing 777-2H6 ER that was going to be delivered to Malaysia Airlines broke a world record by flying around the world on the Seattle - Kuala Lumpur - Seattle route, in a test flight.

- Today, the airline flies almost 50,000 passengers daily to over 100 worldwide destinations.

- Malaysia Airlines aircraft have been involved in two fatal accidents, with a total of 134 victims - the first one in December, 1977, when a hijacked Boeing 737-200 crashed in Tanjung Kupang, Johor, causing 100 victims, and the second, in September, 1995, when a Fokker 50 crashed during approach in Tawau, Sabah, and 34 people were killed.