Malaysia Airlines, also known as MAS (an abbreviation of its former name, Malaysian Airline System), is the state-owned flag carrier of Malaysia and a member of the oneworld airline alliance since 2013.
Malaysian Airline System changed its name to Malaysia Airlines in October 1987. It retained the Kelantan kite from the previous logo, but gave it a visible slant to “express grace in motion but also thrust and dynamism”. The letters M, A and S in the word Malaysia were highlighted with red triangles at the bottom right corner to emphasise the name MAS, which is how the airline is referred to as popularly, and also its roots in its predecessor, Malaysian Airline System.
Malaysia Airlines revised its logo in 2012 to coincide with the introduction of the Airbus A380 into its fleet. The Kelantan kite now faced to the right, and it was coloured blue with a gradient. The wordmark is now written in a similar font as that found in Singapore Airlines’ logo. The A380s, which all retired in 2022 due to COVID-19, were painted with a special livery featuring only the colour blue, with no red.
2013–2021; 2021–present (secondary)[]
The red-and-blue Kelantan kite returned in 2013 to mark Malaysia Airlines’ entry into the oneworld airline alliance. The logo is still used today on the airlines' livery despite the all-blue Kelantan kite's return in 2021.
Logo displayed on social media throughout 2014 after the fatal crashes of flights MH370 and MH17 that claimed 537 lives.
2021-present[]
In 2021, the all-blue Kelantan kite returned as the primary logo, and now it has an new all-flat look compared to the 2012 version.
