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Old 14th Sep 2012, 11:12
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Hogger60
 
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The Fatman forced MAS to ground the FireFly 737 fleet because he hates competition in all its forms. Now his dream team has to face new LCC competition that is aimed at Air Asia in its Malaysian form. Not that he can do much about it as he has packed his bags and scurried off to Indonesia, and I don't think that Lion will fold like a cheap suit like MAS did when TF told them to kill FireFly.

Now comes the fun. MAS, always a day late and a dollar short is talking up resurrecting FireFly Jets, moving their 737s back into orange and white along with the crews. There could be lots more competition come next year. Maybe even a few more jobs. Both are good for all.
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