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Federation Air Service
Federation Air Service (abbreviation: F.A.S; ) was a regional airline operated out of Kuala Lumpur, with routes primarily located in Federation of Malaya (precursor of Malaysia). A State ownership, government-owned airline, it operated scheduled passenger, charter and air-mail service from its main base at RMAF Kuala Lumpur Air Base, Kuala Lumpur Airport (present-day RMAF Kuala Lumpur Air Base) between 1951 until 1960. History 1951: Formation Federation Air Service traced its origin in 1951, based on the needs of the government to improve the air transportation network and secured internal communications across the federation during the Malayan Emergency. The airline was aimed on connecting the smaller towns of the federation, which was then only accessible via land transport. Pursuant to the plan, the government has selected 5 units of de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver aircraft for the missions. Additionally, various abandoned airfields in the secondary towns which was disused afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayan Airways
Malaya refers to a number of historical and current political entities related to what is currently Peninsular Malaysia in Southeast Asia: Political entities * British Malaya (1826–1957), a loose collection of the British colony of the Straits Settlements and the British protectorates of the Malay States * Malayan Union (1946–1948), a post-war British colony consisting of all the states and settlements in British Malaya except Singapore * Federation of Malaya (1948–1963), the successor to the Malayan Union, which gained independence within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1957 * The Peninsular Malaysia, States of Malaya (1963–present) Science * ''Megisba malaya'', a butterfly commonly called the Malayan People * Malaya Akulukjuk (born 1915?), Canadian Inuk artist * Malaya Drew (born 1987), American actress * Malaya Marcelino, Canadian politician * Oxana Malaya (born 1983), Ukrainian mental patient known for her morbid dog-like childhood behaviour * Malaya (born 1980), a fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
