By: William Ching Wui Oon (Guest Blogger)

This article by William Ching Wui Oon extracted from: https://upperclass.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/the-old-new-mh-those-were-the-days-sultan-abdul-aziz-shah-kuala-lumpur-subang-international-airport-wmsa/

Walk Down Memory Lane to the Old Subang Kuala Lumpur International Airport also known as Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang. During my younger days, when my Dad first started working with Malaysia Airlines, he used to bring me to Subang Airport to view the magnificent aircrafts and during those days, MAS had many Boeing 747-200, Boeing 737-200, Airbus A300's and DC-10-30's.

There was also a time when British Airways Concorde landed at Subang Airport and it was parked at the Terminal 2 apron. If I remember correctly, MAS aircraft in the days... the first class seats were red in color and the surrounding walls in the aircraft were filled with flower designs.

Anyway... I thought it would be good to have this on Blog for our old Subang Airport and where we were back then...

Its good to remember where we come from and how time has changed the way we look today as compared to the days behind us, and how the changes have evolved since…

Below are some pictures of the OLD Malaysian Airlines System aircraft (Red and White):

The Old MAS Airbus A300-200 (Captured in Hong Kong)

The Old MAS Boeing 747-236B 9M-MHI (powered by Rolls Royce) – taking off from LAX

Old MAS DC-10-30 (9M-MAT) – Captured in Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport

As time went by, the OLD MAS made a new change of colors resembling the Malaysian Flag (Red and Blue) as shown above on the Boeing 737-200 Series.

Images of the Old Subang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (WMSA) which has been demolished now:

The Old Subang Kuala Lumpur International Airport also Main Hub to Malaysian Airlines System or MH

The Old Subang Kuala Lumpur International Airport – Departure Hall (Terminal 1)

The Old Subang Kuala Lumpur International Airport – Outside View of Terminal 1

The Old First Class on the MAS Boeing 747-300/400 Series

The Newer First Class Seats on the Boeing 747-400 Series

The Newer First Class Seats on the Boeing 777-200 Series

And all the above First Class Seats have been replaced with the Newly Designed & Current Seats:

The All New First Class Seats, and only available on the Boeing 747-400 Series. Although it has been introduced into the Boeing 747-400 Series since 2005 and back then only the premier 9M-MPB and 9M-MPD were the only ones that were fitted with the new seating as the 2 Boeing 747-400 were MH’s new Hibiscus Design Aircraft. (Seen Below)

These 2 aircrafts were later then stripped of its new paint jobs during MH’s worst Financial Times. They were never introduced back and they are currently using the standard design.

Also, the Business Class Seats were replaced with newly design seats that were introduced in the Newly Design Heliconia Boeing 777-200 Series and the only Aircraft available was the 9M-MRD also known as Freedom of Space!

The New Business Class Seats are currently being used in all Boeing 747-400's and Boeing 777-200's. And the current configuration for the Boeing 777-200 does not include First Class anymore and it’s only available as Business Class

The Current Malaysian Airline Aircraft Body Design

And last, but not least … a view of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport – Subang Kuala Lumpur’s Runway 15 Aerial View & Exit Passport Chop at SZB.

CheersJ