MAPA's record in dealings with the MAS management is at best, patchy. I believe it was fairly well received in the 70's and 80's. However, most of the office bearers were coopted into management and things rapidly went downhill! Later on instead of being invited to be coopted into the management, MAPA office bearers actively use positions in MAPA as stepping stones to management positions! Sad, but if you look at Malaysian politics you will sense that MAS is a microcosm of the Malaysian political scene.