Malaysia–Singapore Airlines
Defunct national airline of Malaysia and Singapore (1966–1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Malaysia–Singapore Airlines (abbreviation MSA) was the multinational flag carrier of Malaysia and Singapore. The airline was previously renamed twice, being founded as Malayan Airways from 1946 to 1963, Malaysian Airways from 1963 to 1965, and ultimately in 1966 as a result of a joint ownership of the airline by the governments of the two countries not long after Singapore was expelled from Malaysia.[1] It was headquartered at Robinson Road in Singapore.
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Ceased operations | 30 September 1972 (1972-09-30) (split into Malaysia Airlines (MH) and Singapore Airlines (SQ)) | ||||||
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Fleet size | 13+ | ||||||
Headquarters | Robinson Road, Raffles Place, Singapore |
MSA was ultimately short-lived due to disagreements between the Malaysian and Singaporean governments as to how to manage the airline. Consequently, the airline would cease operations after just six years in 1972 when both governments decided to set up their own national airlines instead, Malaysian Airline System (MAS)[lower-alpha 1] and Singapore Airlines (SIA).